Senate roll call 278 · 85th Congress · Aug 14, 1958
S. 2883. Reconstruction of U.S. Capitol. Amended bill to block extension of east front. Rejected.
On Aug 14, 1958, the Senate voted 32–47 (S 2883). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–27, Republicans 20–26. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 41 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
- 32
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Aug 14, 1958
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 27 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 26 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted yes
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- James Glenn Beall 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
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted yes
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted yes
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- James Glenn Beall 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
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- John Albert Carroll D-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Edward Martin R-PA
Did not vote
Other votes
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