Senate roll call 150 · 74th Congress · Mar 5, 1936
To amend S. 2288, a bill relating to measurement of vessels using panama canal, by requiring an investigation of tolls and ship measurement in regard to the pan
On Mar 5, 1936, the Senate voted 35–37 (S 2288). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 31–22, Republicans 4–15, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 35
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Mar 5, 1936
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 22 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 15 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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