To advise and consent to the nomination of albert l. Watson to be a U.S. Judge for the middle district of pa.

On Dec 17, 1929, the Senate voted 53–22. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 39–10, Democrats 17–13. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 53
No: 22
Did not vote: 30
Date: Dec 17, 1929

By party

Democrats17 yes · 13 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans39 yes · 10 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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