Senate roll call 313 · 71st Congress · Apr 23, 1930
To amend S. 51, by permitting temporary entry of immigrants of countries of the western hemphisphere for agricultural labor. (p. 7530-1)
On Apr 23, 1930, the Senate voted 32–30 (S 51). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–17, Democrats 11–13, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 32
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 46
- Date
- Apr 23, 1930
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 13 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 17 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH voted no
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted no
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- John James Blaine R-WI voted no
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted no
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- 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
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Henry Justin Allen R-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- John Marshall Robsion R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- 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
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph Ridgway Grundy R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- 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
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- 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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