Senate roll call 29 · 74th Congress · Mar 20, 1935
To amend H.J. RES. 117, by providing that all corporations organized for any purpose by officials or agencies of the United States for its use since march 4, 19
On Mar 20, 1935, the Senate voted 10–69 (HJR 117). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–59, Republicans 10–9, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 10
- No
- 69
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Mar 20, 1935
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 59 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 9 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- 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
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- 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
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- 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
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
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