Senate roll call 152 · 74th Congress · Mar 12, 1936
To amend S. 2288, by requiring an investigation of tolls and ship measurements in regard to the panama canal. This amendment was adopted on the last roll call,
On Mar 12, 1936, the Senate voted 35–31 (S 2288). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–31, Republicans 17–4, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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
- 31
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Mar 12, 1936
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 31 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY 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
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
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
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- 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
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- William Henry King D-UT
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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