Senate roll call 48 · 70th Congress · Mar 13, 1928
To amend S. J. RES. 46, (in the nature of a substitute) by providing for the leasing of muscle shoals properties for a period of years to individuals or corpora
On Mar 13, 1928, the Senate voted 26–48 (SJR 46). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–29, Republicans 18–22, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 31 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
- 26
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 13, 1928
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 29 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 22 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL voted yes
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted yes
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- 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 Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- 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
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
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