Senate roll call 165 · 68th Congress · Dec 16, 1924
To proceed to consideration of S. 1898, vetoed by the President, a bill reclassifying salaries of postmasters and employees of the postal service, on an equitab
On Dec 16, 1924, the Senate voted 51–30 (S 1898). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–27, Democrats 37–3, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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
- 51
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Dec 16, 1924
By party
- Democrats37 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 27 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted yes
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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