Senate roll call 229 · 68th Congress · Feb 28, 1925
To table an amendment to H.R. 11472 (app. 3/3/1925, 43 stat. L. 1186), a bill authorizing the construction, repair and preservation of certain public works on r
On Feb 28, 1925, the Senate voted 40–37 (HR 11472). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–25, Democrats 23–12, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 40
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Feb 28, 1925
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 12 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 25 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- 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
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Harreld R-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- 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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