Senate roll call 95 · 66th Congress · Nov 15, 1919
To adopt reservation no. 6 to the versailles treaty, providing that the United States will not submit to arbitration or to inquiry by the assembly or council of
On Nov 15, 1919, the Senate voted 55–34. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 46–0, Democrats 9–34. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 55
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Nov 15, 1919
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 34 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans46 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- George William Norris R-NE
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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