Senate roll call 40 · 66th Congress · Sep 24, 1919
To refer S. RES 186, a resolution investigating reparts in the press that the postmaster general has been actively interfering with the civil service commission
On Sep 24, 1919, the Senate voted 62–22 (SRE 186). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 44–0, Democrats 18–22. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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
- 62
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Sep 24, 1919
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 22 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans44 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Edward James Gay D-LA voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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