To suspend paragraph 3 of rule xvi in order that an amendment to H.R. 15593 may be submitted. The amendment authorizes the secretary of war to supply electric e

On Jan 29, 1931, the Senate voted 34–31 (HR 15593). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–30, Democrats 27–3, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 34
No: 31
Did not vote: 36
Date: Jan 29, 1931

By party

Democrats27 yes · 3 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 30 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted yes
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY 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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