Tydings motion to adjourn.

On Jan 23, 1946, the Senate voted 24–33. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–11, Republicans 5–21, 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 79th Congress (1945–1946), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 24
No: 33
Did not vote: 13
Date: Jan 23, 1946

By party

Democrats19 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted no
Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted yes
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Frank Parks Briggs D-MO voted no
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
James Wylie Huffman D-OH voted no
Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted no
William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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