Senate roll call 162 · 75th Congress · Jun 3, 1938
To amend H.J. RES. 679, by adding the following provision: "that any persons receiving salaries for administrative work under the provisions of this resolution,
On Jun 3, 1938, the Senate voted 24–43 (HJR 679). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–43, Republicans 12–0, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 75th Congress (1937–1938), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jun 3, 1938
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 43 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- George William Norris I-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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