Senate roll call 153 · 74th Congress · Mar 16, 1936
To decide whether an amendment proposed to H.R. 11035, the war appropriation bill, was in order. (the amendment was offered by fletcher)
On Mar 16, 1936, the Senate voted 42–32 (HR 11035). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–20, Republicans 6–12, Others 2–0. 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
- 42
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 16, 1936
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 20 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
- 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- 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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- 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
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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