Senate roll call 1 · 71st Congress · May 1, 1929
To pass S. RES. 27, denouncing the treatment of senator j. Thomas heflin on the occasion of his recent speech at brookton, mass., and the interference with the
On May 1, 1929, the Senate voted 14–70 (SRE 27). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–51, Democrats 12–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 71st Congress (1929–1930), Herbert Hoover was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 14
- No
- 70
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- May 1, 1929
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 21 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 51 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
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
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Henry Justin Allen R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-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
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- 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
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-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
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Ben Mitchell Williamson D-KY
- John Marshall Robsion R-KY
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- David Baird Jr. R-NJ
- Dwight Whitney Morrow R-NJ
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph Ridgway Grundy R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Emerson Brock D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Charles Partridge R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan R-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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