Senate roll call 151 · 74th Congress · Mar 5, 1936
To amend S. 2288, by requiring an investigation of tolls and ship measurements in regard to the panama canal. The previous roll call on this issue, no. 2018, w
On Mar 5, 1936, the Senate voted 35–34 (S 2288). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–30, Republicans 15–4, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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
- 34
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Mar 5, 1936
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 30 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA 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
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- 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
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- 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
- 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
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
Voted present
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- 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
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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