To amend S. 312 by changing the time in which the President may file the statement of reapportionment from one week, to three months. (p. 2066-1)

On May 28, 1929, the Senate voted 24–55 (S 312). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 7–44, Democrats 18–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 24
No: 55
Did not vote: 26
Date: May 28, 1929

By party

Democrats18 yes · 14 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 44 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA 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
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
Key Pittman D-NV voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 312 by changing the time in…: Senate Vote, May 28, 1929,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-S-16/to-amend-s-312-by-changing-the-time-in (accessed 2026-10-16).