S. RES. 301. Bridges motion to table committee amend. Providing that Senate disavow and condemn the denunciation by MC carthy of gen. Zwicker.

On Dec 1, 1954, the Senate voted 33–55 (SRE 301). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–42, Republicans 31–14, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 83rd Congress (1953–1954), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 33
No: 55
Did not vote: 14
Date: Dec 1, 1954

By party

Democrats4 yes · 42 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans31 yes · 14 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT voted no
Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
Frank Carlson R-KS voted no
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
Charles Edward Potter R-MI voted no
Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
Edward John Thye R-MN voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ voted no
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted no
James Henderson Duff R-PA voted no
Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT voted no
Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted no

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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