Senate roll call 37 · 66th Congress · Sep 4, 1919
To adopt an amendment of the judiciary committee to HR 6810, (41 stat. 305, 10/28/19), a bill prohibiting intoxicating beverages and controlling the manufacture
On Sep 4, 1919, the Senate voted 23–26 (HR 6810). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–14, Democrats 11–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 23
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 51
- Date
- Sep 4, 1919
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 12 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 14 no · 24 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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