Senate roll call 73 · 75th Congress · Dec 7, 1937
To amend S. 2787, a bill relating to agricultural commodities in interstate trade, by adding the following provisions to the bill: "new adjustment contracts SH
On Dec 7, 1937, the Senate voted 25–51 (S 2787). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–49, Republicans 15–0, Others 1–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 25
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Dec 7, 1937
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 49 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- 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
- Frederick Van Nuys 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
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- 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
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- 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
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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