Senate roll call 125 · 68th Congress · May 13, 1924
To pass S. 5, over veto of the President, granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the civil and mexican wars and to certai
On May 13, 1924, the Senate voted 53–28 (S 5). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 34–13, Democrats 21–18, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 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
- 53
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- May 13, 1924
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 18 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans34 yes · 13 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ voted no
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD voted no
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- John William Harreld R-OK voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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