Senate roll call 89 · 70th Congress · May 19, 1928
To amend H. R. 1, by terminating federal estate taxes and giving back to the states, the privilege of controlling the same. (p.9158-2)
On May 19, 1928, the Senate voted 30–43 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–19, Republicans 13–30, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 30
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- May 19, 1928
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 19 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 30 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted no
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Cyrus Locher D-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- 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
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- 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
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- 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
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Hiram Bingham 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
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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