To amend S. 312 by requiring the President to exclude aliens from the statement regarding the number of inhabitants of each state, which he is required to trans

On May 28, 1929, the Senate voted 29–48 (S 312). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–40, Democrats 22–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 29
No: 48
Did not vote: 21
Date: May 28, 1929

By party

Democrats22 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 40 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
Henry Justin Allen R-KS voted yes
Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
William Bliss Pine R-OK voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
William Henry King D-UT 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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