Senate roll call 270 · 85th Congress · Aug 12, 1958
HR. 7125. Excise tax technical changes act of 1958. Amendment to reduce cabaret tax. Rejected.
On Aug 12, 1958, the Senate voted 39–51 (HR 7125). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–26, Republicans 20–27. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 42 members voted against their own party.
During the 85th Congress (1957–1958), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 39
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Aug 12, 1958
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 26 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 27 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted yes
- John Albert Carroll D-CO voted yes
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT voted yes
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted yes
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- James Glenn Beall R-MD voted yes
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted yes
- Frederick George Payne R-ME voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI voted yes
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted yes
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. R-WV voted yes
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY voted yes
The bill
H.R. 7125: To make technical changes in the Federal excise tax laws, and for other purposes.
How each senator voted: Yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- John Albert Carroll D-CO
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. R-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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