Senate roll call 153 · 70th Congress · Feb 6, 1929
To agree to the amendment to H. R. 15712 (45 stat. 1349, 2/28/1929), a bill making appropriatiions for the military activities of the war department for the yea
On Feb 6, 1929, the Senate voted 23–35 (HR 15712). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–18, Republicans 10–18, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 23
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- Feb 6, 1929
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 18 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 18 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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