To recommit H. R. 5959, (3/2/26) treasury and post office appropriations for fiscal 1927, to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report the bil

On Jan 4, 1926, the House voted 130–204 (HR 5959). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–211, Democrats 142–16, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 69th Congress (1925–1926), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 130
No: 204
Did not vote: 14
Date: Jan 4, 1926

By party

Democrats142 yes · 16 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 211 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

William Bacon Oliver D-AL voted no
William Brockman Bankhead D-AL voted no
Clarence Frederick Lea D-CA voted no
Edward Thomas Taylor D-CO voted no
Samuel Rutherford D-GA voted no
Stanley Henry Kunz D-IL voted no
William Augustus Ayres D-KS voted no
Ross Alexander Collins D-MS voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted yes
Thomas Brooks Fletcher D-OH voted no
Samuel Davis Mcreynolds D-TN voted no
Joseph Wellington Byrns D-TN voted no
Gordon Weaver Browning D-TN voted no
Finis James Garrett D-TN voted no
Hubert Frederick Fisher D-TN voted no
Robert Walton Moore D-VA voted no
Edward Voigt R-WI voted yes
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted yes
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted yes
Florian Lampert R-WI voted yes
Joseph David Beck R-WI voted yes
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted yes
George John Schneider R-WI voted yes
James Alfred Taylor D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To recommit H. R. 5959, (3/2/26) treasury…: House Vote, Jan 4, 1926,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/69-H-6/to-recommit-h-r-5959-3-2-26-treasury (accessed 2026-10-15).