Senate roll call 74 · 75th Congress · Dec 8, 1937
To amend S. 2787, by providing that whenever the supply of corn at the beginning of the season exceeded 15 per cent of the normal supply, the department of agri
On Dec 8, 1937, the Senate voted 37–38 (S 2787). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–36, Republicans 12–0, Others 0–3, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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
- 37
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Dec 8, 1937
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 36 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- George Leonard Berry D-TN voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- 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
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- 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
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Voted present
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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