Senate roll call 128 · 74th Congress · Aug 23, 1935
To recommit H.R. 8455, a bill authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, with instructions that the bill be r
On Aug 23, 1935, the Senate voted 29–20 (HR 8455). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–20, Republicans 11–1, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
- 29
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Aug 23, 1935
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 20 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Voted present
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- George William Norris R-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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