To amend H.R. 2667 by imposing a tariff of 3 cents per pound on rags wholly or in chief value of cotton, except those chiefly used in paper making. (p. 5796-1)

On Nov 19, 1929, the Senate voted 35–27 (HR 2667). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–17, Democrats 11–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 35
No: 27
Did not vote: 46
Date: Nov 19, 1929

By party

Democrats11 yes · 11 no · 22 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 17 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Henry Justin Allen R-KS voted no
Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted no
Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV 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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