Senate roll call 175 · 68th Congress · Jan 14, 1925
To amend, in the nature of a substitute, H.R. 518, by providing that the President appoint a commission of five to study and report on use and disposition of po
On Jan 14, 1925, the Senate voted 38–43 (HR 518). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–26, Democrats 18–21, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 40 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
- 38
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 14, 1925
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 21 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 26 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- John William Harreld R-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- 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
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- William Brown Mckinley 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
- 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
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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