To consider H.R. 11098, a bill to provide for terms of the United States district court for the middle district of pennsylvania to be held at wilkes-barre, pa.

On Mar 27, 1936, the Senate voted 36–25 (HR 11098). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 34–9, Republicans 3–15, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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: 36
No: 25
Did not vote: 26
Date: Mar 27, 1936

By party

Democrats34 yes · 9 no · 23 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 15 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted yes
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
James John Davis R-PA voted yes
William John Bulow D-SD voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted no

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 consider H.R. 11098, a bill to provide…: Senate Vote, Mar 27, 1936,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-S-161/to-consider-h-r-11098-a-bill-to-provide (accessed 2026-10-17).