Senate roll call 14 · 74th Congress · Feb 21, 1935
To amend H.J. RES. 117, by declaring that the wages on public works projects need not be uniform throughout the United States but shall not be less than the pre
On Feb 21, 1935, the Senate voted 44–43 (HJR 117). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–41, Republicans 21–4, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 44
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Feb 21, 1935
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 41 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 4 no
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Harry S. Truman 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
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry S. Truman 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
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- 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
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Joel Bennett Clark 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
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- 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
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
Voted present
Did not vote
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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