To concur in an amendment to H.R. 2667 made in committee of the whole, placing a tariff of 7 cents per pound on cotton having a staple of more than 1 1/8 inches

On Mar 13, 1930, the Senate voted 44–32 (HR 2667). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–21, Democrats 21–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 32 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: 44
No: 32
Did not vote: 33
Date: Mar 13, 1930

By party

Democrats21 yes · 11 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 21 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted no
Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
James Couzens R-MI 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
George William Norris R-NE voted no
George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH voted no
Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
Joseph Ridgway Grundy R-PA voted no
Felix Hébert R-RI voted no
Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Guy Despard Goff R-WV 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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