Senate roll call 147 · 70th Congress · Feb 4, 1929
To amend H. R. 11526 (45 stat. 1165, app. 2/13/1928), a bill to authorize the construction of certain naval vessels, which amendment authorizes the President, p
On Feb 4, 1929, the Senate voted 28–54 (HR 11526). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–29, Democrats 13–30, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 28
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 4, 1929
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 30 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 29 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- 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 Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- 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
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- 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
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- 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
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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