Senate roll call 46 · 75th Congress · Jul 30, 1937
To amend S. 2475, by adding--"the provisions of this act shall not apply to tobacco warehouses, cotton compresses, cotton warehouses, cotton ginning and bailing
On Jul 30, 1937, the Senate voted 40–40 (S 2475). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 27–35, Republicans 13–2, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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
- 40
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jul 30, 1937
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 35 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 2 no
- Others0 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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