Senate roll call 42 · 74th Congress · Apr 8, 1935
To consider S. 87, a bill to "prevent the shipment in interstate commerce of certain articles and commodities, in connection with which persons are employed mor
On Apr 8, 1935, the Senate voted 21–56 (S 87). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–42, Republicans 7–14, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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
- 21
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Apr 8, 1935
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 42 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 14 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- 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
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- 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
- 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
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- 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
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James John Davis R-PA
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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