Senate roll call 90 · 70th Congress · May 19, 1928
To amend H. R. 1, by reducing the present rates on estate tax, and repealing the 80% clause. (p.9175-2)
On May 19, 1928, the Senate voted 17–52 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–32, Democrats 14–26, Others 0–1. 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
- 17
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 19, 1928
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 26 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 32 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- 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
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah 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
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- 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
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- 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
- 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
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- 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
- Simeon Davison Fess 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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