Senate roll call 84 · 70th Congress · May 17, 1928
To amend H. R. 1, by taxing the profits in dealings in capital recurities by life insurances companies. (p.8948-1)
On May 17, 1928, the Senate voted 21–45 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–28, Republicans 15–17, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 20 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
- 21
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- May 17, 1928
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 28 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 17 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- William Bliss Pine R-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT 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
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- 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
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- 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
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Did not vote
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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