To amend H.R. 12395, a bill to provide revenue and equalize taxation by eliminating a 3 cent per pound excise tax on whale oil.

On Jun 3, 1936, the Senate voted 13–60 (HR 12395). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–42, Republicans 1–17, Others 0–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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: 13
No: 60
Did not vote: 17
Date: Jun 3, 1936

By party

Democrats12 yes · 42 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
James Couzens R-MI voted yes
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN 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 amend H.R. 12395, a bill to provide…: Senate Vote, Jun 3, 1936,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-S-184/to-amend-h-r-12395-a-bill-to-provide (accessed 2026-10-17).