To table the allen motion to proceed to the consideration of the panama canal treaty, (executive n, 95th Congress, first session), executive calendar no. 2.

On Feb 22, 1978, the Senate voted 67–30. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 50–9, Republicans 17–21, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 95th Congress (1977–1978), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 67
No: 30
Did not vote: 6
Date: Feb 22, 1978

By party

Democrats50 yes · 9 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 21 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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