Senate roll call 334 · 71st Congress · May 21, 1930
To pass S.J. RES. 161, suspending the authority of the interstate commerce commission to approve consolidations and unifications of railway properties. (p. 929
On May 21, 1930, the Senate voted 46–27 (SJR 161). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–20, Democrats 24–8, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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
- 46
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- May 21, 1930
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 8 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 20 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted no
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted no
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- Henry Justin Allen R-KS voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted no
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ voted no
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH voted no
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted no
- Felix Hébert R-RI voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- William Emerson Brock D-TN voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson 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
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Marshall Robsion R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- David Baird Jr. R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Henry Justin Allen R-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- William Emerson Brock D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan R-WY
Did not vote
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Ben Mitchell Williamson D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Dwight Whitney Morrow R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph Ridgway Grundy R-PA
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- 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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