Senate roll call 104 · 75th Congress · Feb 11, 1938
To table an appeal from the decision of the chair in regards to whether the conferees on the pending legislation, H.R. 8505, a bill to provide for national soil
On Feb 11, 1938, the Senate voted 48–31 (HR 8508). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 47–22, Republicans 2–12, Others 1–2, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.
During the 75th Congress (1937–1938), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Feb 11, 1938
By party
- Democrats47 yes · 22 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 12 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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