Senate roll call 172 · 69th Congress · Jan 10, 1927
To amend a motion to refer letters and telegrams received in regard to nomination of cyrus e. Woods as a member of the interstate comerce commission to the comm
On Jan 10, 1927, the Senate voted 49–33. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–24, Democrats 31–9, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 49
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jan 10, 1927
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 9 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 24 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted yes
- David Wallace Stewart R-IA voted yes
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted yes
- John William Harreld R-OK voted yes
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted yes
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- David Wallace Stewart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Rice William Means R-CO
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Samuel Moffett Ralston D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- William Morgan Butler R-MA
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- George Howard Williams R-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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