Senate roll call 103 · 70th Congress · May 21, 1928
To amend H. R. 1, by imposing a five cent tax on promissory notes given in the nature of brokers' loans of any amount up to one hundred dollars, and five cents
On May 21, 1928, the Senate voted 18–44 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–22, Democrats 7–24, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 70th Congress (1927–1928), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- May 21, 1928
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 24 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 22 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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