Senate roll call 163 · 73rd Congress · Apr 13, 1934
To amend H.R. 7835, by making tax returns public records open to inspection.
On Apr 13, 1934, the Senate voted 41–34 (HR 7835). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–22, Republicans 14–18, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 36 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
- 41
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Apr 13, 1934
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 22 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted yes
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA 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
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- 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
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Hubert Durrett Stephens 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
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV 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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- 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
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- 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
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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