To adjourn until 3:30 the same day.

On May 1, 1935, the Senate voted 48–32. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 46–17, Republicans 4–20, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 48
No: 32
Did not vote: 9
Date: May 1, 1935

By party

Democrats46 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans4 yes · 20 no
Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted yes
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To adjourn until 3:30 the same day.: Senate Vote, May 1, 1935,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-S-57/to-adjourn-until-3-30-the-same-day (accessed 2026-10-14).