Senate roll call 210 · 72nd Congress · Jul 12, 1932
To recess until 11 o'clock the following morning, a motion made during consideration of H.R. 9642. (p. 15114-2)
On Jul 12, 1932, the Senate voted 25–37. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–17, Democrats 7–26, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.
During the 72nd Congress (1931–1932), Herbert Hoover was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Jul 12, 1932
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 26 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 17 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted no
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted no
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- Felix Hébert R-RI voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- John James Blaine R-WI voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Park Trammell D-FL
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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