To refer to committee on post office and post roads, veto message of the President and the bill S. 1898. (p. 644-1,2)

On Jan 5, 1925, the Senate voted 30–52 (S 1898). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 30–19, Democrats 2–34, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 30
No: 52
Did not vote: 15
Date: Jan 5, 1925

By party

Democrats2 yes · 34 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans30 yes · 19 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted no
Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR voted no
David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted yes
William Henry King D-UT voted yes
Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
Davis Elkins R-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “To refer to committee on post office and…: Senate Vote, Jan 5, 1925,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/68-S-167/to-refer-to-committee-on-post-office-and-post (accessed 2026-10-17).