Senate roll call 140 · 74th Congress · Feb 14, 1936
To amend S. 3780, a bill for soil conservation, by insuring that the provisions of the act would not be carried to such a point that it create a condition of SC
On Feb 14, 1936, the Senate voted 25–51 (S 3780). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–37, Republicans 2–14, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 25
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Feb 14, 1936
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 37 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 14 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman 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
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA 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
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- 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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- 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
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
Did not vote
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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