Senate roll call 106 · 73rd Congress · Jan 27, 1934
To amend H.R. 6976, by adding 750 million ounces of silver to treasury.
On Jan 27, 1934, the Senate voted 43–45 (HR 6976). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 31–29, Republicans 15–19, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 44 members voted against their own party.
During the 73rd Congress (1933–1934), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 43
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Jan 27, 1934
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 29 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- William Henry Dieterich 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
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens 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
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge 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
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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