To appeal a ruling by the presiding officer of the Senate (mcgill in the chair) on an amendment to H.R. 5913, appropriations for war department, offered by sena

On Mar 6, 1935, the Senate voted 18–48 (HR 5913). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–38, Republicans 9–10, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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: 18
No: 48
Did not vote: 24
Date: Mar 6, 1935

By party

Democrats9 yes · 38 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 10 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted yes
Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
William Henry King D-UT voted yes
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To appeal a ruling by the presiding officer…: Senate Vote, Mar 6, 1935,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-S-15/to-appeal-a-ruling-by-the-presiding-officer-of (accessed 2026-10-17).