Senate roll call 184 · 73rd Congress · May 10, 1934
To amend S. 3420, by providing that federal trade commission shall be seven members appointed by the President, no more than four of the same political party.
On May 10, 1934, the Senate voted 29–51 (S 3420). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–41, Republicans 15–16, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 31 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
- 29
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- May 10, 1934
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 41 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 16 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan 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
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
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