Senate roll call 203 · 68th Congress · Feb 6, 1925
To amend H.R. 4971 (43 ST. 889, 2/12/1925), an act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in the construction of rural post roads, by cutting TH
On Feb 6, 1925, the Senate voted 13–61 (HR 4971). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–31, Democrats 5–32, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 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
- 13
- No
- 61
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Feb 6, 1925
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 32 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 31 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- William Morgan Butler R-MA voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler 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
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Thomas Sterling 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
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 4971 (43 ST. 889, 2/12/1925)…: Senate Vote, Feb 6, 1925,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/68-S-203/to-amend-h-r-4971-43-st-889-2 (accessed 2026-10-17).