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On Jul 16, 1935, the House voted 58–271. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–245, Republicans 57–17, Others 0–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 58
No: 271
Did not vote: 82
Date: Jul 16, 1935

By party

Democrats1 yes · 245 no · 60 didn’t vote
Republicans57 yes · 17 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 9 no

Who broke with their party

Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted no
Hugh Peterson D-GA voted yes
John Williams Gwynne R-IA voted no
Earl Cory Michener R-MI voted no
Clare Eugene Hoffman R-MI voted no
George Anthony Dondero R-MI voted no
August Herman Andresen R-MN voted no
Theodore Christianson R-MN voted no
Harold Knutson R-MN voted no
William Alvin Pittenger R-MN voted no
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted no
Karl Stefan R-NE voted no
Charles Anderson Wolverton R-NJ voted no
William Sterling Cole R-NY voted no
William Alexander Ekwall R-OR voted no
Charles Murray Turpin R-PA voted no
Benjamin Kurtz Focht R-PA 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 adjourn the house, this after fish…: House Vote, Jul 16, 1935,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-H-82/to-adjourn-the-house-this-after-fish-refused-to (accessed 2026-10-17).