Senate roll call 315 · 71st Congress · Apr 23, 1930
To recommit S. 51 to committee on immigration. (p. 7533-2, 7534-1,2)
On Apr 23, 1930, the Senate voted 23–40 (S 51). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–27, Democrats 10–17, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 23
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Apr 23, 1930
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 17 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 27 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted yes
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Henry Justin Allen R-KS voted yes
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- William Emerson Brock D-TN voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted yes
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Henry Justin Allen R-KS
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Emerson Brock D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- John Marshall Robsion R-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan R-WY
Did not vote
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Ben Mitchell Williamson D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- David Baird Jr. R-NJ
- Dwight Whitney Morrow R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph Ridgway Grundy R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Frank Charles Partridge R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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