Senate roll call 108 · 68th Congress · May 5, 1924
To amend, in the nature of a substitute, H.R. 6715, by providing a graduated tax on individual normal income taxes. (p. 7850-2)
On May 5, 1924, the Senate voted 44–37 (HR 6715). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 8–35, Democrats 35–3, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 68th Congress (1923–1924), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 44
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 5, 1924
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 35 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD 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
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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