Senate roll call 136 · 70th Congress · Dec 14, 1928
To agree to amendment as amended to H. R. 5773, which amended amendment provides for construction of a diversion dam if the secretary of the interior deems it a
On Dec 14, 1928, the Senate voted 64–16 (HR 5773). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–8, Republicans 34–10, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 64
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Dec 14, 1928
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 8 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans34 yes · 10 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted no
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted no
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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