To table a motion to reconsider, H.R. 4070, an amendment abolishing from civil service requirements all positions with salaries of $4,500 or more a year.

On Mar 24, 1944, the Senate voted 31–23 (HR 4070). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–7, Republicans 10–17, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 78th Congress (1943–1944), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 31
No: 23
Did not vote: 45
Date: Mar 24, 1944

By party

Democrats23 yes · 7 no · 30 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 17 no · 15 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted yes
James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted no
John Thomas R-ID voted yes
Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
Sinclair Weeks R-MA voted yes
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted yes
Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table a motion to reconsider, H.R. 4070…: Senate Vote, Mar 24, 1944,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/78-S-171/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-h-r-4070 (accessed 2026-10-17).