To sustain the decision of the chair, a motion made during consideration of the bill H.R. 518, a bill authorizing the secretary of war for national defence, in

On Feb 23, 1925, the Senate voted 45–41 (HR 518). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–24, Democrats 21–17, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 41 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: 41
Did not vote: 14
Date: Feb 23, 1925

By party

Democrats21 yes · 17 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 24 no · 9 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
Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ voted no
Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
Rice William Means R-CO voted no
George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
William Julius Harris D-GA voted no
Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL voted no
William Brown Mckinley R-IL voted no
James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY voted no
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
William Morgan Butler R-MA voted no
Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD voted no
William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM voted no
Key Pittman D-NV voted no
Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY 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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