Senate roll call 164 · 68th Congress · Dec 16, 1924
To amend senator underwoods substitute for committee amendment to H.R. 518, by substituting a new section 3, making it the duty of the secretary of war to see t
On Dec 16, 1924, the Senate voted 32–49 (HR 518). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–34, Democrats 22–17, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 32
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Dec 16, 1924
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 34 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- John William Harreld R-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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