To amend S. 935 (47 stat. 70, 3/23/1932), a bill amending the judicial code and defining and limiting the jurisdiction of courts sitting in equity, by providing

On Feb 26, 1932, the Senate voted 18–47 (S 935). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 19–18, Democrats 1–32, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 18
No: 47
Did not vote: 32
Date: Feb 26, 1932

By party

Democrats1 yes · 32 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 18 no · 13 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
John Thomas R-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
James John Davis R-PA 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
Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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