Senate roll call 181 · 70th Congress · Feb 27, 1929
To recess until 11 o'clock tomorrow, made during consideration of H. R. 17223. (p.4575-2)
On Feb 27, 1929, the Senate voted 12–40. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–23, Democrats 7–17. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 12 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
- 12
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 50
- Date
- Feb 27, 1929
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 17 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 23 no · 25 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA 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
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- 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
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- William Henry King D-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Park Trammell D-FL
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn 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
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- 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
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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