Senate roll call 166 · 69th Congress · Dec 21, 1926
To amend H. R. 11616, (44 stat-1010, jan. 21, 1927), a bill authorizing construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works in rivers and harbors, ra
On Dec 21, 1926, the Senate voted 28–51 (HR 11616). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–30, Democrats 14–24, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 members voted against their own party.
During the 69th Congress (1925–1926), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Dec 21, 1926
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 24 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 30 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT 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
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted yes
- John William Harreld R-OK voted yes
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- David Wallace Stewart R-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- George Howard Williams R-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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