Senate roll call 24 · 72nd Congress · Dec 22, 1931
To amend H.J. RES. 147 (12/22/1931), authorizing the postponement of amounts payable to the United States from foreign governments during the fiscal year 1932 a
On Dec 22, 1931, the Senate voted 16–62 (HJR 147). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–34, Republicans 12–28. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 16
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Dec 22, 1931
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 34 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 28 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-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
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- 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
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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