Senate roll call 16 · 70th Congress · Jan 19, 1928
To pass S. RES. 112, which as modified provides that frank l. Smith is not entitled to membership in the Senate of the United States and that a vacancy exists i
On Jan 19, 1928, the Senate voted 61–23 (SRE 112). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 43–3, Republicans 22–22, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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
- 61
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jan 19, 1928
By party
- Democrats43 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 22 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted no
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted no
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- 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
- 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
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson 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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-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
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- 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
- 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 Frederic Steck D-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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