To amend H.R. 14675, (p.l. 666, 2-14-31), a bill making appropriations for the department of the interior for the fiscal year ending june 30, 1932, by authorizi

On Jan 19, 1931, the Senate voted 30–53 (HR 14675). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 30–18, Democrats 1–37, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 30
No: 53
Did not vote: 22
Date: Jan 19, 1931

By party

Democrats1 yes · 37 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans30 yes · 18 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
John Thomas R-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN 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
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
William Bliss Pine R-OK voted no
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-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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