Senate roll call 77 · 75th Congress · Dec 14, 1937
To amend S. 2787, by providing that "in making allotments hereunder with respect to bright (flue-cured) tobacco the officers administering this act shall not re
On Dec 14, 1937, the Senate voted 35–43 (S 2787). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–42, Republicans 15–1, Others 0–3, Independents 0–1. 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
- 35
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Dec 14, 1937
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 42 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 1 no
- Others0 yes · 3 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis 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
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- 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
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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