To pass s. R. 195, providing for a special committee to be appointed to investigate expenditures etc., used by any candidate for the U.S. Senate. (p. 9677-2)

Name: Senate vote: To pass s. R. 195, providing for a special committee to be appointed to investigate expenditures…
Start: 1926-05-19
Location: U.S. Senate

On May 19, 1926, the Senate voted 59–13 (SR 195). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 38–0, Republicans 24–13, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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: 59
No: 13
Did not vote: 29
Date: May 19, 1926

By party

Democrats38 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 13 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted no
Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY voted no
Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted no
Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass s. R. 195, providing for a special…: Senate Vote, May 19, 1926,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/69-S-117/to-pass-s-r-195-providing-for-a-special (accessed 2026-10-17).