Senate roll call 55 · 70th Congress · Apr 12, 1928
To amend S. 3555, by striking out the equalization fee and letting the government pay the cost from the revolving fund of $400,000,000 instead of putting a tax
On Apr 12, 1928, the Senate voted 31–46 (S 3555). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 19–24, Democrats 15–24, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 34 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
- 31
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Apr 12, 1928
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 24 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 24 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted yes
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- 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
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding 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
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- 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
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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