Senate roll call 83 · 70th Congress · May 17, 1928
To amend H. R. 1, by exempting the salaries or incomes of officers and employes of any states or territory or political subdivision thereof from taxation. (p.8
On May 17, 1928, the Senate voted 23–50 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–20, Democrats 6–30, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 23 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
- 23
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- May 17, 1928
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 30 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 20 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS 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
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- 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
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- 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
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- 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
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- 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
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- 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
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- 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
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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