Senate roll call 97 · 68th Congress · Apr 23, 1924
To amend H.R. 7959, by providing that if the veteran has died before making application under section 302, or, if entitled to receive adjusted service pay, has
On Apr 23, 1924, the Senate voted 41–37 (HR 7959). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 8–32, Democrats 31–5, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 41
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Apr 23, 1924
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 32 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- 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
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard 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
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith 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
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-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
- 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
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- 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
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- 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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