Senate roll call 23 · 70th Congress · Jan 31, 1928
To amend S. 744, by striking out the words "unanimous vote" in the shipping act, and insert the words "vote of four" making it possible for ships to be sold wit
On Jan 31, 1928, the Senate voted 31–52 (S 744). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–34, Republicans 22–19. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 52
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jan 31, 1928
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 34 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 19 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- John James Blaine R-WI voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- 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
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens 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
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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
Did not vote
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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