Senate roll call 98 · 70th Congress · May 21, 1928
To amend H. R. 1, by providing reciprocal trading in commodities, by allowing dutiable articles relative to farm cost, to enter the country exempt from duty, WH
On May 21, 1928, the Senate voted 11–52 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–31, Democrats 7–25, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 12 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
- 11
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- May 21, 1928
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 25 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 31 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Edgar Borah 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
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- 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
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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