Senate roll call 5 · 75th Congress · Feb 1, 1937
To amend H.R. 3587, a deficiency appropriation bill, by increasing the appropriation for contract air mail service from $734,000 to $984,000.
On Feb 1, 1937, the Senate voted 39–35 (HR 3587). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 34–28, Republicans 4–9, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 39
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Feb 1, 1937
By party
- Democrats34 yes · 28 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 9 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Voted present
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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