Senate roll call 169 · 68th Congress · Jan 8, 1925
To amend, in the nature of a substitute, H.R. 518, by changing the method of operation of the muscle shoals plant by providing for such operation by a governmen
On Jan 8, 1925, the Senate voted 48–37 (HR 518). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–16, Democrats 19–22, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 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
- 48
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jan 8, 1925
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 22 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Republicans32 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted yes
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY voted no
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- John William Harreld R-OK voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
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
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- 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
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
Other votes
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