Senate roll call 106 · 72nd Congress · May 17, 1932
To amend H.R. 10236, by increasing income taxes on incomes of $10,000 and over. (p. 10392-1)
On May 17, 1932, the Senate voted 24–49 (HR 10236). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–29, Democrats 14–26, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 members voted against their own party.
During the 72nd Congress (1931–1932), Herbert Hoover was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- May 17, 1932
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 26 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 29 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- 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
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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