Senate roll call 57 · 70th Congress · Apr 12, 1928
To pass S. 3555. (p.6260-1)
On Apr 12, 1928, the Senate voted 53–23 (S 3555). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–16, Democrats 32–11, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 23
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Apr 12, 1928
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans28 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY 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
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont 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
- 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
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-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
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler 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
- 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
- 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
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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