Senate roll call 193 · 73rd Congress · May 14, 1934
To reconsider the vote adopting the amendment to S. 3487, which amendment provides that it shall be unlawful for any federal, state, county or municipal officia
On May 14, 1934, the Senate voted 21–38 (S 3487). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–20, Republicans 5–20, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
- 21
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- May 14, 1934
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 20 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 20 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- 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
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- 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
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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