Senate roll call 86 · 68th Congress · Apr 17, 1924
To amend S. 2576, by reducing the immigration quota of the 1910 census from 2 per centum to 1 per centum. (p. 6538-1, 6539-1)
On Apr 17, 1924, the Senate voted 55–25 (S 2576). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–16, Democrats 29–8, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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
- 55
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Apr 17, 1924
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 8 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 16 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD voted no
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- John William Harreld R-OK voted no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Davis Elkins R-WV voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- 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
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Harreld R-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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