Senate roll call 25 · 70th Congress · Jan 31, 1928
To pass S. 744. (p.342-1)
On Jan 31, 1928, the Senate voted 53–31 (S 744). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–26, Democrats 36–8, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 53
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jan 31, 1928
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 8 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 26 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
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
- 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
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison 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
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary 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
- 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
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- 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
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- 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
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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