Senate roll call 138 · 68th Congress · May 27, 1924
To make a special order for thursday, may 29, 1924, at the hour of 3 o'clock p.m. For consideration of H.R. 6941, (app. 12/8/1924), a bill granting pensions and
On May 27, 1924, the Senate voted 45–22 (HR 6941). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–3, Democrats 11–19, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 45
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- May 27, 1924
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 19 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans32 yes · 3 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-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
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
Did not vote
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- George William Norris R-NE
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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