Senate roll call 94 · 68th Congress · Apr 23, 1924
To amend H.R. 7959 (43 ST. 121, 5/19/1924), a bill providing adjusted compensation for veterans of the world war, by stipulating that the rate of discount by TH
On Apr 23, 1924, the Senate voted 38–41 (HR 7959). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–36, Democrats 33–6, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 41
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Apr 23, 1924
By party
- Democrats33 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 36 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA 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
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- 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
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Magnus Johnson O-MN
- 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
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- John William Harreld R-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 7959 (43 ST. 121, 5/19/1924)…: Senate Vote, Apr 23, 1924,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/68-S-94/to-amend-h-r-7959-43-st-121-5 (accessed 2026-10-17).