To recess, motion made during debate on S. 4250 (34 stat 299, 6/16/06), further enlarging the powers and authority of the public health and marine hospital serv

On Apr 16, 1906, the House voted 165–19. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 112–1, Democrats 53–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 59th Congress (1905–1906), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 165
No: 19
Did not vote: 214
Date: Apr 16, 1906

By party

Democrats53 yes · 18 no · 69 didn’t vote
Republicans112 yes · 1 no · 145 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Charles Lafayette Bartlett D-GA voted no
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
James Tilghman Lloyd D-MO voted no
David Albaugh De Armond D-MO voted no
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys D-MS voted no
Finis James Garrett D-TN voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
James Andrew (Jack) Beall D-TX voted no
Scott Field D-TX voted no
Alexander White Gregg D-TX voted no
John Matthew Moore D-TX voted no
George Farmer Burgess D-TX voted no
Albert Sidney Burleson D-TX voted no
Robert Lee Henry D-TX voted no
Oscar William Gillespie D-TX voted no
John Nance Garner D-TX voted no
William Robert Smith D-TX voted no
William Atkinson Jones D-VA 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 recess, motion made during debate on S…: House Vote, Apr 16, 1906,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-H-40/to-recess-motion-made-during-debate-on-s-4250 (accessed 2026-10-17).