Senate roll call 118 · 74th Congress · Aug 15, 1935
To amend H.R. 8974, by imposing the surtax and the normal tax on future issues of federal bonds.
On Aug 15, 1935, the Senate voted 40–39 (HR 8974). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–38, Republicans 19–1, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- 40
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Aug 15, 1935
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 38 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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