To amend H.R. 2667 by providing for a reduction of tariff rate on tungsten ore or concentrates from 50 cents to 45 cents per pound on the metallic tungsten ther

On Nov 11, 1929, the Senate voted 31–31 (HR 2667). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 14–23, Democrats 19–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 31
No: 31
Did not vote: 44
Date: Nov 11, 1929

By party

Democrats19 yes · 9 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans14 yes · 23 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT 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
Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
Key Pittman D-NV voted no
William Bliss Pine R-OK voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
William Henry Mcmaster 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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