Senate roll call 161 · 70th Congress · Feb 19, 1929
To agree to the amendment to S. 2901, which modified amendment provides that it is the intent of Congress, that the court imposing sentence hereunder, should di
On Feb 19, 1929, the Senate voted 58–25 (S 2901). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–20, Republicans 37–6, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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
- 58
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 19, 1929
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 20 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans37 yes · 6 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted no
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME voted no
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- John James Blaine R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas 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
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- John James Blaine R-WI
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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