Senate roll call 96 · 68th Congress · Apr 23, 1924
To amend H.R. 7959, by stipulating that the interest rate be kept at a flat 6 per cent per annum, when a soldier borrows on his certificate. (p. 6955-2, 6956-1
On Apr 23, 1924, the Senate voted 42–38 (HR 7959). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–5, Republicans 5–33, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 42
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Apr 23, 1924
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 33 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC 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
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- 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
- 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
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- 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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