To pass H.R. 6585 (46 stat-48,12-18-29), a bill to authorize the settlement of the indebtedness of the french republic to the U.S.a. (p.545-2,715-2,716-1)

On Dec 16, 1929, the Senate voted 53–21 (HR 6585). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 37–9, Democrats 16–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 71st Congress (1929–1930), Herbert Hoover was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 53
No: 21
Did not vote: 35
Date: Dec 16, 1929

By party

Democrats16 yes · 12 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans37 yes · 9 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
William Julius Harris D-GA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
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
Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 6585 (46 stat-48,12-18-29), a…: Senate Vote, Dec 16, 1929,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-S-118/to-pass-h-r-6585-46-stat-48-12 (accessed 2026-10-17).