Senate roll call 168 · 75th Congress · Jun 14, 1938
To agree to conference report on H.R. 1531, a bill extending the classified civil service to include postmasters of the first, second, and third classes.
On Jun 14, 1938, the Senate voted 58–17 (HR 1531). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 58–8, Republicans 2–9, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. 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
- 58
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jun 14, 1938
By party
- Democrats58 yes · 8 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 9 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
Voted present
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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