To amend H.R. 2667, by changing the tariff on beeswax. (p. 5400-2)

On Mar 17, 1930, the Senate voted 41–22 (HR 2667). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–9, Democrats 9–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 41
No: 22
Did not vote: 46
Date: Mar 17, 1930

By party

Democrats9 yes · 13 no · 22 didn’t vote
Republicans32 yes · 9 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted no
Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY 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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