To amend S. 1898, by providing that in lieu of 3 cents each carrier in rural mail delivery service be paid 4 cents per mile per day for equipment maintenance.

On May 27, 1924, the Senate voted 54–23 (S 1898). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 34–5, Republicans 20–19, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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: 54
No: 23
Did not vote: 22
Date: May 27, 1924

By party

Democrats34 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 19 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted no
Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
George Wharton Pepper R-PA voted no
LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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