To pass H. RES. 349, resolving the house into the committee the whole for the consideration of H.R. 8455, a bill authorizing the construction of certain public

On Aug 22, 1935, the House voted 239–112 (HRE 349). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 221–36, Republicans 17–72, Others 3–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 53 members voted against their own party.

During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 239
No: 112
Did not vote: 16
Date: Aug 22, 1935

By party

Democrats221 yes · 36 no · 15 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 72 no · 1 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 6 no

Who broke with their party

George Huddleston D-AL voted no
Samuel LaFort Collins R-CA voted yes
James Andrew Shanley D-CT voted no
John Joseph Smith D-CT voted no
Hugh Peterson D-GA voted no
Malcolm Connor Tarver D-GA voted no
Braswell Drue Deen D-GA voted no
Benjamin Frank Whelchel D-GA voted no
John Williams Gwynne R-IA voted yes
Raymond Stephen Mckeough D-IL voted no
Edward Austin Kelly D-IL voted no
Harry Peter Beam D-IL voted no
Charles Abraham Halleck R-IN voted yes
William Purnell Lambertson R-KS voted yes
Ulysses Samuel Guyer R-KS voted yes
Frank Carlson R-KS voted yes
Clifford Ragsdale Hope R-KS voted yes
Emmet O'Neal D-KY voted no
John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted yes
William Joseph Granfield D-MA voted no
Joseph Edward Casey D-MA voted no
Richard Manning Russell D-MA voted no
Vincent Luke Palmisano D-MD voted no
Fred Lewis Crawford R-MI voted yes
Dewey Jackson Short R-MO voted yes
Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. D-NC voted no
William Bradley Umstead D-NC voted no
John Walter Lambeth D-NC voted no
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted yes
William Lemke R-ND voted yes
Henry Carl Luckey D-NE voted no
Charles Gustav Binderup D-NE voted no
Edward Aloysius Kenney D-NJ voted no
Edward Joseph Hart D-NJ voted no
Marcellus Hugh Evans D-NY voted no
James Aloysius O'Leary D-NY voted no
Joseph Andrew Gavagan D-NY voted no
William David Thomas R-NY voted yes
Matthew Joseph Merritt D-NY voted no
James Gould Polk D-OH voted no
Thomas Brooks Fletcher D-OH voted no
Arthur Philip Lamneck D-OH voted no
William Albert Ashbrook D-OH voted no
Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted no
James Wheaton Mott R-OR voted yes
Walter Marcus Pierce D-OR voted no
William Alexander Ekwall R-OR voted yes
Charles Murray Turpin R-PA voted yes
William Emanuel Richardson D-PA voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
James William Robinson D-UT voted no
Charles Albert Plumley R-VT voted yes
Thomas David Patrick O'Malley D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H. RES. 349, resolving the house…: House Vote, Aug 22, 1935,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-H-119/to-pass-h-res-349-resolving-the-house-into (accessed 2026-10-17).