Senate roll call 124 · 73rd Congress · Feb 21, 1934
To amend H.R. 6663, by providing that the bill does away, with restrictive provisions and permits automatic promotion of civilian and military employees, includ
On Feb 21, 1934, the Senate voted 38–40 (HR 6663). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–41, Republicans 31–1, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 38
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 21, 1934
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 41 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans31 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- 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
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- 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
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Did not vote
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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