The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO AGREE TO A RESERVATION TO THE VERSAILLES TREATY, RESERVING THE RIGHT OF UNITED STATES TO DECIDE WHICH QUESTIONS AFFECT ITS HONOR, OR VITAL INTEREST, AND ARE THEREFORE NOT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL OR A…
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
- This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
How each state's senators voted
In 11 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 22 every one voted no; 12 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.
- All yes
- All no
- Split
- No yes or no vote
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
- Washington: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 2 yes, 0 no
- Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
- Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
- Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
- California: 2 yes, 0 no
- Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
- Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
- Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
- Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
- Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
- North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
- South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
- Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Florida: 0 yes, 2 no
Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.
Alabama 0 yes, 2 no
Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no
Arizona 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst (Democrat) — YEA
- Marcus Aurelius Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
California 2 yes, 0 no
Colorado 1 yes, 1 no
Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no
Delaware 1 yes, 1 no
Florida 0 yes, 2 no
Georgia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hoke Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Julius Harris (Democrat) — NAY
Iowa 1 yes, 1 no
Idaho 1 yes, 1 no
Illinois 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Medill McCormick (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Lawrence Yates Sherman (Republican) — YEA
Indiana 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas 0 yes, 2 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Augustus Owsley Stanley (Democrat) — NAY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no
Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no
Maryland 1 yes, 1 no
Maine 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Bert Manfred Fernald (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Frederick Hale (Republican) — NAY
Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Elroy Townsend (Republican) — NAY
- Truman Handy Newberry (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Minnesota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Billings Kellogg (Republican) — NAY
- Knute Nelson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Missouri 2 yes, 0 no
Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no
Montana 0 yes, 2 no
North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no
North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna (Republican) — YEA
- Porter James McCumber (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no
New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no
New Jersey 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (Republican) — YEA
- Walter Evans Edge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Bacon Fall (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones (Democrat) — NAY
Nevada 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Belknap Henderson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Key Pittman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New York 2 yes, 0 no
Ohio 1 yes, 1 no
Oklahoma 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Robert Latham Owen (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Pryor Gore (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Linza McNary (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Earle Chamberlain (Democrat) — YEA
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Boies Penrose (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Philander Chase Knox (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no
South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ellison DuRant Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial (Democrat) — NAY
South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no
Texas 0 yes, 2 no
Utah 1 yes, 1 no
Virginia 0 yes, 2 no
Vermont 0 yes, 2 no
Washington 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Miles Poindexter (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Wesley Livsey Jones (Republican) — YEA
Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Davis Elkins (Republican) — NAY
- Howard Sutherland (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Wyoming 0 yes, 2 no
Every vote, by name — 96 members
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