Senate roll call 47 · 72nd Congress · Jan 21, 1932
To pass S. RES. 44, a resolution to obtain recommendations of the legislature of the several states respecting the opinion of the people as to the repeal of the
On Jan 21, 1932, the Senate voted 15–55 (SRE 44). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–33, Republicans 10–30, Others 0–1. 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
- 15
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jan 21, 1932
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 33 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 30 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ 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
- Felix Hébert R-RI voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- 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
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- 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
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- 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
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- 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
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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