Senate roll call 163 · 70th Congress · Feb 19, 1929
To pass S. 2901. (p.3742-1)
On Feb 19, 1929, the Senate voted 65–18 (S 2901). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–14, Republicans 39–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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
- 65
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Feb 19, 1929
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 14 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans39 yes · 6 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted no
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- William Cabell Bruce 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- John James Blaine R-WI 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
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-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
- 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
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- 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
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- 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
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- 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
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- 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
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- 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
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- John James Blaine R-WI
Did not vote
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- 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
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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