Senate roll call 312 · 71st Congress · Apr 23, 1930
To amend S. 51, by limiting immigration of citizens of the phillippine islands to visitors for business or pleasure, merchants, government officials etc. (p. 7
On Apr 23, 1930, the Senate voted 23–41 (S 51). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–27, Democrats 9–16, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 23
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- Apr 23, 1930
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 16 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 27 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH voted yes
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- Felix Hébert R-RI voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- John Marshall Robsion R-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Henry Justin Allen R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Ben Mitchell Williamson D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- David Baird Jr. R-NJ
- Dwight Whitney Morrow R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph Ridgway Grundy R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- William Emerson Brock D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Frank Charles Partridge R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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