Senate roll call 40 · 76th Congress · Jun 26, 1939
To decide an appeal of the chair's decision that two questions are involved in an amendment giving the President the power to devaluate the gold dollar and to f
On Jun 26, 1939, the Senate voted 39–35 (HR 3325). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–17, Republicans 1–20, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 39
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jun 26, 1939
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 17 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV 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
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed 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
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King 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
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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