To refer S. 3055, a bill to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and government contracts, to the committee on finance after it had been amended and

On Aug 8, 1935, the Senate voted 25–45 (S 3055). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–37, Republicans 13–6, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 members voted against their own party.

During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 25
No: 45
Did not vote: 17
Date: Aug 8, 1935

By party

Democrats16 yes · 37 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 6 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted yes
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
James John Davis R-PA voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted yes
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
William Henry King D-UT voted yes
Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To refer S. 3055, a bill to provide…: Senate Vote, Aug 8, 1935,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-S-110/to-refer-s-3055-a-bill-to-provide-conditions (accessed 2026-10-17).