Senate roll call 162 · 70th Congress · Feb 19, 1929
To agree to the amendment to S. 2901, which amendment provides that the penalty for the violation of the act, for each offense following the first offense, be a
On Feb 19, 1929, the Senate voted 31–51 (S 2901). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 18–24, Democrats 14–27. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 32 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
- 51
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Feb 19, 1929
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 27 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 24 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- 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
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
Other votes
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