Senate roll call 120 · 70th Congress · May 28, 1928
To amend H. CON. RES. 41, providing that the President of the Senate and the speaker of the House Of Representatives be authorized to close the first session of
On May 28, 1928, the Senate voted 39–41 (HCR 41). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–22, Republicans 19–24, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 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
- 39
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- May 28, 1928
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 22 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 24 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC 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
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted no
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- 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
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- 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
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-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
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- 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
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- 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
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
Other votes
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