To pass bill S. 1553, (40 stat-755, july 3, 1918), giving effect to the convention between the United States and great britain for the protection of migratory b

On Jun 6, 1918, the House voted 236–49 (S 1553). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 121–33, Republicans 114–16, Others 5–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 members voted against their own party.

During the 65th Congress (1917–1918), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 236
No: 49
Did not vote: 165
Date: Jun 6, 1918

By party

Democrats121 yes · 33 no · 72 didn’t vote
Republicans114 yes · 16 no · 93 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Oscar Lee Gray D-AL voted no
Stanley Hubert Dent Jr. D-AL voted no
Fred Leonard Blackmon D-AL voted no
William Bacon Oliver D-AL voted no
Edward Berton Almon D-AL voted no
George Huddleston D-AL voted no
Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
William Allan Oldfield D-AR voted no
John Newton Tillman D-AR voted no
Otis Theodore Wingo D-AR voted no
Henderson Madison Jacoway D-AR voted no
Charles Forrest Curry R-CA voted no
Charles Augustus Kennedy R-IA voted no
Harry Edward Hull R-IA voted no
Cassius Clay Dowell R-IA voted no
Horace Mann Towner R-IA voted no
William Raymond Green R-IA voted no
George Cromwell Scott R-IA voted no
William Johnson Graham R-IL voted no
Loren Edgar Wheeler R-IL voted no
William August Rodenberg R-IL voted no
Thomas Sutler Williams R-IL voted no
George Kirkpatrick Denton D-IN voted no
Oscar Edward Bland R-IN voted no
Edward Campbell Little R-KS voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
Milton Andrew Romjue D-MO voted no
Clement Cabell Dickinson D-MO voted no
Dorsey William Shackleford D-MO voted no
Joseph James Russell D-MO voted no
Thomas Lewis Rubey D-MO voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Thomas Upton Sisson D-MS voted no
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
William Frederick Waldow R-NY voted no
Arthur Warren Overmyer D-OH voted no
Benjamin Kurtz Focht R-PA voted no
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
Samuel Jones Nicholls D-SC voted no
John Austin Moon D-TN voted no
Eugene Black D-TX voted no
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
James Luther Slayden D-TX voted no
Atkins Jefferson Mclemore D-TX voted no
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass bill S. 1553, (40 stat-755, july 3…: House Vote, Jun 6, 1918,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-H-159/to-pass-bill-s-1553-40-stat-755-july (accessed 2026-10-17).