Senate roll call 134 · 74th Congress · Jan 20, 1936
To reconsider an amendment to H.R. 9870. The amendment provided: "that provisional first and second lieutenants who served as such in the world war, and who w
On Jan 20, 1936, the Senate voted 38–50 (HR 9870). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 28–35, Republicans 7–16, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 35 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
- 38
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jan 20, 1936
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 35 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 16 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- George William Norris R-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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