Senate roll call 117 · 70th Congress · May 26, 1928
To proceed to the consideration of executive business. (p.10115-1)
On May 26, 1928, the Senate voted 31–36. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–15, Republicans 13–20, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 members voted against their own party.
During the 70th Congress (1927–1928), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- May 26, 1928
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 15 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 20 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Cyrus Locher D-OH voted no
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted yes
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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