S 246. Baldwin amend. Proposing that amount of fed. Aid to education to which each state would be entitled would be w/held from the fed. Taxes collected in eac

On May 4, 1949, the Senate voted 30–49 (S 246). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–48, Republicans 25–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 81st Congress (1949–1950), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 30
No: 49
Date: May 4, 1949

By party

Democrats6 yes · 48 no
Republicans25 yes · 14 no

Who broke with their party

William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY voted yes
Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Edward John Thye R-MN voted no
Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
William Langer R-ND voted no
Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
George Wilson Malone R-NV voted no
Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted no
Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted no
Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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