Senate roll call 207 · 80th Congress · Jun 8, 1948
S 2655. Morse amend. Providing for the creation of a national commission on conscientious objectors.
On Jun 8, 1948, the Senate voted 22–48 (S 2655). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–26, Democrats 6–26. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 members voted against their own party.
During the 80th Congress (1947–1948), Harry S. Truman was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jun 8, 1948
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 26 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 26 no
Who broke with their party
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted yes
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted yes
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- William Crosson Feazel D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- William Bradley Umstead D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
Did not vote
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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