To pass, over veto of the President, H.R. 7959, (app. 5/19/1924, 43 stat. L. 121), a bill to provide adjusted compensation for veterans of the world war.

On May 19, 1924, the Senate voted 59–26 (HR 7959). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 34–17, Democrats 33–10, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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: 59
No: 26
Did not vote: 6
Date: May 19, 1924

By party

Democrats33 yes · 10 no
Republicans34 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted no
Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
William Brown Mckinley R-IL 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
Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
George Wharton Pepper R-PA voted no
LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
John Knight Shields D-TN 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

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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