Senate roll call 54 · 68th Congress · Feb 26, 1924
To sustain the decision of the chair, a motion made during consideration of H.R. 5078, which decision held that the amendment appropriating money to howard univ
On Feb 26, 1924, the Senate voted 49–18 (HR 5078). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 38–0, Democrats 12–19, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 49
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Feb 26, 1924
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 19 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans38 yes · 0 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- 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
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Peter Norbeck 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
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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