Senate roll call 159 · 70th Congress · Feb 14, 1929
To proceed to the consideration of H. R. 11725, a bill for the apportionment of representatives in Congress. (p.34361)
On Feb 14, 1929, the Senate voted 23–48 (HR 11725). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 18–21, Democrats 7–27. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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
- 48
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Feb 14, 1929
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 27 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 21 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted yes
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted yes
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- 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
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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