Senate roll call 23 · 74th Congress · Mar 14, 1935
To amend H.J. RES. 117, by inserting the following words: "for colleges and universities, to be used to advance money to students in need of and desiring financ
On Mar 14, 1935, the Senate voted 27–58 (HJR 117). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–52, Republicans 18–5, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 27
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Mar 14, 1935
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 52 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- 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
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- James John Davis R-PA
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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