Senate roll call 271 · 72nd Congress · Feb 16, 1933
To amend S.J. RES. 211, by adding a new section to the joint resolution which provides that the sale of distilled spirits for consumption shall not be permitted
On Feb 16, 1933, the Senate voted 37–47 (SJR 211). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 23–21, Democrats 16–27, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 37 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
- 37
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 16, 1933
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 27 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 21 no · 6 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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted no
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted no
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Felix Hébert R-RI voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Elijah Sherman Grammer 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
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- James John Davis R-PA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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