To reconsider the vote by which cement for use in building highways was placed on the free list. (p. 5577)

On Mar 19, 1930, the Senate voted 38–43 (HR 2667). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 35–16, Democrats 4–30, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 38
No: 43
Did not vote: 23
Date: Mar 19, 1930

By party

Democrats4 yes · 30 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans35 yes · 16 no · 13 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Henry Justin Allen R-KS voted no
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
Thomas David Schall R-MN 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
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
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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Capitol Receipts, “To reconsider the vote by which cement for…: Senate Vote, Mar 19, 1930,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-S-259/to-reconsider-the-vote-by-which-cement-for-use (accessed 2026-10-16).