Senate roll call 98 · 68th Congress · Apr 23, 1924
To amend, in the nature of a substitute, H.R. 7959, by permitting an option so that the ex-service men may elect to receive in cash, the amount of money to whic
On Apr 23, 1924, the Senate voted 37–48 (HR 7959). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–41, Democrats 31–11, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 37
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Apr 23, 1924
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 11 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 41 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- 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
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI 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
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
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
- 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
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- 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
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- 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
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- 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
- 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
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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