Senate roll call 10 · 78th Congress · Mar 1, 1943
To amend S. 17, a bill to increase pay of policemen and firemen in the district of columbia.
On Mar 1, 1943, the Senate voted 40–31 (S 17). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–27, Republicans 28–3, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 members voted against their own party.
During the 78th Congress (1943–1944), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 40
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Mar 1, 1943
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 27 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans28 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Did not vote
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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