To amend H.R. 2667 by providing for the elimination of the 25 per centum ad valorem rate on screws, commonly called wood screws, of iron or steel. (p. 5345-2)

On Nov 8, 1929, the Senate voted 29–43 (HR 2667). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 28–14, Democrats 1–29. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 29
No: 43
Did not vote: 37
Date: Nov 8, 1929

By party

Democrats1 yes · 29 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans28 yes · 14 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
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
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI 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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