Senate roll call 168 · 73rd Congress · Apr 17, 1934
To proceed to the consideration of S. 2018, a bill relative to members of Congress acting as attorneys in matters where the U.S. Has an interest. (the vice-pre
On Apr 17, 1934, the Senate voted 31–31 (S 2018). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–22, Republicans 13–12, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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
- 31
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- Apr 17, 1934
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 22 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 12 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted no
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD voted no
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- John Edward Erickson D-MT voted yes
- William Henry Thompson D-NE voted yes
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- Felix Hébert R-RI voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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