Senate roll call 141 · 75th Congress · Apr 11, 1938
To amend S. 3022, providing for appointment of postmasters, by placing postmasters within the civil service laws. The amendment is in the nature of a substitut
On Apr 11, 1938, the Senate voted 49–20 (S 3022). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 34–21, Republicans 13–0, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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
- 49
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Apr 11, 1938
By party
- Democrats34 yes · 21 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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