To amend H.R. 2667 by reducing the tariff on tannic acid from 20 cents a pound to 18 cents a pound. (p. 4775-1)

On Oct 22, 1929, the Senate voted 45–33 (HR 2667). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–33, Democrats 30–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 45
No: 33
Did not vote: 27
Date: Oct 22, 1929

By party

Democrats30 yes · 2 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 33 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
John Thomas R-ID voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted yes
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
James Couzens R-MI voted yes
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
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
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 2667 by reducing the tariff on…: Senate Vote, Oct 22…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-S-66/to-amend-h-r-2667-by-reducing-the-tariff (accessed 2026-10-17).