Senate roll call 5 · 74th Congress · Jan 29, 1935
To amend a reservation of executive a, by substituting the words "upon the condition and with the clear understanding" for the words "with the understanding tha
On Jan 29, 1935, the Senate voted 40–44 (EXA 7). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–45, Republicans 24–0, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 40
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jan 29, 1935
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 45 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 0 no
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- 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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- 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
- Edward Raymond Burke D-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
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- 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
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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