To amend H.R. 5755 by providing that all returns shall cons-titute public records and shall be open to inspection.

On Jun 9, 1933, the Senate voted 56–27 (HR 5755). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–10, Republicans 13–18, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 56
No: 27
Did not vote: 17
Date: Jun 9, 1933

By party

Democrats42 yes · 10 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 18 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted yes
Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted yes
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
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
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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