To amend S. 383, (40 stat-533, april 20, 1918), punishing the destruction or injuring of war material and war transportation facilities by fire, explosives or o

On Mar 6, 1918, the House voted 257–59 (S 383). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 134–23, Republicans 120–34, Others 3–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 57 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: 257
No: 59
Did not vote: 139
Date: Mar 6, 1918

By party

Democrats134 yes · 23 no · 69 didn’t vote
Republicans120 yes · 34 no · 69 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Huddleston D-AL voted no
William Brockman Bankhead D-AL voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
John Ignatius Nolan R-CA voted no
John Arthur Elston R-CA voted no
Benjamin Clark Hilliard D-CO voted no
Edward Keating D-CO voted no
Edward Thomas Taylor D-CO voted no
Thomas Gallagher D-IL voted no
Edward John King R-IL voted no
Clifford Cady Ireland R-IL voted no
Edward Everett Denison R-IL voted no
George Kirkpatrick Denton D-IN voted no
Oscar Edward Bland R-IN voted no
William Augustus Ayres D-KS voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
John Wesley Langley R-KY voted no
Michael Francis Phelan D-MA voted no
Peter Francis Tague D-MA voted no
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R-MD voted no
William Francis James R-MI voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Ernest Lundeen R-MN voted no
Harold Knutson R-MN voted no
William Leo Igoe D-MO voted no
Jeannette Rankin R-MT voted no
John Miller Baer R-ND voted no
William Bell Walton D-NM voted no
Edwin Ewing Roberts R-NV voted no
Joseph Vincent Flynn D-NY voted no
Thomas Francis Smith D-NY voted no
Isaac Siegel R-NY voted no
Daniel Charles Oliver D-NY voted no
George Richard Lunn D-NY voted no
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted no
Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH voted no
William Gordon D-OH voted no
Henry Ivory Emerson R-OH voted no
Thomas Deitz Mckeown D-OK voted no
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted no
George Washington Edmonds R-PA voted no
Edward Everett Robbins R-PA voted no
Stephen Geyer Porter R-PA voted no
John Mary Morin R-PA voted no
Mahlon Morris Garland R-PA voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted no
Atkins Jefferson Mclemore D-TX voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted no
David Guy Classon R-WI voted no
Stuart Felix Reed R-WV voted no
Harry Chapman Woodyard R-WV 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 amend S. 383, (40 stat-533, april 20…: House Vote, Mar 6, 1918,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-H-92/to-amend-s-383-40-stat-533-april-20 (accessed 2026-10-17).