Senate roll call 138 · 72nd Congress · May 27, 1932
To amend H.R. 10236, by providing a tax of 2 cents on checks, drafts or order for payment of money in excess of $5.00, to be paid by maker or drawer. (p. 11412
On May 27, 1932, the Senate voted 39–39 (HR 10236). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 18–28, Democrats 25–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 39
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- May 27, 1932
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 14 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 28 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA voted no
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- 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
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George 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
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens 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
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden 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
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- 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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