Senate roll call 63 · 74th Congress · May 14, 1935
To pass S. RES. 74, a resolution authorizing a Senate committee to investigate the public and official conduct of postmaster general farley.
On May 14, 1935, the Senate voted 20–62 (SRE 74). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–62, Republicans 20–2, Others 1–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 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
- 20
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- May 14, 1935
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 62 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- 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
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- 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
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran 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
- 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- James John Davis R-PA
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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