Senate roll call 344 · 66th Congress · Jan 24, 1921
To uphold the ruling of the chair that no further debate is order, motion was made during debate on S. 3944, a bill creating a federal livestock commission.
On Jan 24, 1921, the Senate voted 50–30 (S 3944). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–22, Democrats 31–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 members voted against their own party.
During the 66th Congress (1919–1920), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 50
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jan 24, 1921
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 9 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 22 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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