Senate roll call 27 · 74th Congress · Mar 19, 1935
To amend H.J. RES. 117, by limiting the appropriation for relief purposes to a one year period.
On Mar 19, 1935, the Senate voted 30–57 (HJR 117). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–51, Republicans 19–5, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 30
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Mar 19, 1935
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 51 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 5 no
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- 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
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- 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
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- James John Davis R-PA
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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