Senate roll call 140 · 70th Congress · Dec 19, 1928
To pass H. R. 7729 (45 stat. L. 1084, app. 1/19/1929), a bill divesting goods, wares and merchandise, manufactured, produced or mined by convicts, of their inte
On Dec 19, 1928, the Senate voted 65–11 (HR 7729). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 37–4, Republicans 29–10, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 65
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Dec 19, 1928
By party
- Democrats37 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans29 yes · 10 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-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
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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