Senate roll call 151 · 73rd Congress · Apr 6, 1934
To amend H.R. 7835, by redefining capital gains and losses, and taxation of same.
On Apr 6, 1934, the Senate voted 36–42 (HR 7835). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–24, Republicans 10–19, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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
- 36
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Apr 6, 1934
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 24 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 19 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA 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 Capper R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- 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
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted yes
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- 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
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- 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
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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