Senate roll call 151 · 70th Congress · Feb 4, 1929
To amend H. R. 11526, by forbidding the flying of any flag above the United States flag on any battleship. (p.2852-1)
On Feb 4, 1929, the Senate voted 10–68 (HR 11526). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–38, Democrats 8–31, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 10 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
- 10
- No
- 68
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Feb 4, 1929
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 31 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 38 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- 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 Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-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
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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