Senate roll call 104 · 76th Congress · Oct 26, 1939
To amend H.J.RES. 306, by providing that "subsection (a) of section 10 of the gold reserve act of 1934, as amended, by inserting therein, immediately after the
On Oct 26, 1939, the Senate voted 37–47 (HJR 306). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–47, Republicans 21–0, Others 3–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 37
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Oct 26, 1939
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 47 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- 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
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- 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 Michael Slattery D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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