Senate roll call 137 · 72nd Congress · May 27, 1932
To agree to the amendment to H.R. 10236, which amendment establishes the postal rates for the advertising portion of any publication entered as second class mat
On May 27, 1932, the Senate voted 43–32 (HR 10236). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–13, Democrats 16–20, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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
- 43
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- May 27, 1932
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 20 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans28 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- 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
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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