Senate roll call 153 · 73rd Congress · Apr 10, 1934
To amend H.R. 7835, by inserting section defining conditions for 10% tax increase.
On Apr 10, 1934, the Senate voted 44–46 (HR 7835). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 30–26, Republicans 14–21, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 members voted against their own party.
During the 73rd Congress (1933–1934), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 44
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Apr 10, 1934
By party
- Democrats30 yes · 26 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 21 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- William Henry Thompson D-NE voted no
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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