Senate roll call 81 · 70th Congress · May 17, 1928
To amend H. R. 1, by relieving municipal and state employes of taxation. (p.8931-2; 8932-1,2; 8933-1)
On May 17, 1928, the Senate voted 40–30 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–18, Republicans 22–12, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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
- 40
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- May 17, 1928
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 18 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 12 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Cyrus Locher D-OH voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted no
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- 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
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- 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
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- 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
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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