Senate roll call 228 · 72nd Congress · Dec 23, 1932
To proceed to consideration of S. 436, a bill to amend the national prohibition act, as amended and supplemented, in respect to the definition of intoxicating l
On Dec 23, 1932, the Senate voted 23–48 (S 436). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–28, Republicans 16–23, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 28 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
- 23
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Dec 23, 1932
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 28 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 23 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted yes
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted yes
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Felix Hébert R-RI voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Park Trammell D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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