Senate roll call 211 · 73rd Congress · Jun 11, 1934
To amend H.R. 9745, a bill providing for silver purchases, by providing that proportion of silver to gold in the U.S. Reserves shall be increased, ultimate obje
On Jun 11, 1934, the Senate voted 17–65 (HR 9745). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–43, Republicans 7–25, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 16 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
- 17
- No
- 65
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jun 11, 1934
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 43 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 25 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan 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
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- 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
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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