Senate roll call 37 · 73rd Congress · Apr 26, 1933
To amend H.R. 3835, by fixing weight of gold dollar in grains 1/10 fine, weight of silver dollar in grains 1/10 fine at definite fixed ratio to the gold dollar,
On Apr 26, 1933, the Senate voted 41–26 (HR 3835). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–8, Republicans 4–24, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 41
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Apr 26, 1933
By party
- Democrats42 yes · 8 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 24 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- 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
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- 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
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- 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
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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