Senate roll call 163 · 69th Congress · Dec 14, 1926
To amend H. R. 6238, an act to amend the immigration act of 1924, by providing for the admission of the wives and the minor children of aliens who were legally
On Dec 14, 1926, the Senate voted 39–37 (HR 6238). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–18, Democrats 17–20, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 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
- 39
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Dec 14, 1926
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 20 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 18 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Rice William Means R-CO voted no
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI voted yes
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted no
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted no
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- David Wallace Stewart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Harreld R-OK
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- George Howard Williams R-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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