Senate roll call 78 · 70th Congress · May 16, 1928
To recommit to committee on conference the conference report relating to S. 744 (45 stat. L. 689, app. 5/22/1928), a bill to further develop an american merchan
On May 16, 1928, the Senate voted 24–54 (S 744). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–34, Democrats 15–24, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 24
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 16, 1928
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 24 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 34 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Cyrus Locher D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT 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
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- 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
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- 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
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene 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
Did not vote
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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