To recommit to the committee on military affairs S. 3994, and report same back with an amendment to acquire the land by condemnation proceedings for military an

On Apr 4, 1918, the House voted 122–187 (S 3994). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–155, Republicans 123–28, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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: 122
No: 187
Did not vote: 144
Date: Apr 4, 1918

By party

Democrats0 yes · 155 no · 71 didn’t vote
Republicans123 yes · 28 no · 72 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Kahn R-CA voted no
John Ignatius Nolan R-CA voted no
John Arthur Elston R-CA voted no
Everis Anson Hayes R-CA voted no
Charles Augustus Kennedy R-IA voted no
Edward John King R-IL voted no
John Allen Sterling R-IL voted no
William Ernest Mason R-IL voted no
Oscar Edward Bland R-IN voted no
Edward Campbell Little R-KS voted no
Gilbert Archibald Currie R-MI voted no
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R-MO voted no
Robert Mauck Switzer R-OH voted no
Henry Ivory Emerson R-OH voted no
Willis Chatman Hawley R-OR voted no
Nicholas John Sinnott R-OR voted no
Henry Wilson Temple R-PA voted no
Thomas Spencer Crago R-PA voted no
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted no
Richard Wilson Austin R-TN voted no
John Franklin Miller R-WA voted no
Lindley Hoag Hadley R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
James Henry Davidson R-WI voted no
George Meade Bowers R-WV 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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