That the house resolve into the committee of the whole, for the further consideration of H.R. 19264 (34 stat 286, 6/16/06), making appropriations for the diplom

On May 24, 1906, the House voted 223–21 (HR 19264). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 171–0, Democrats 52–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 223
No: 21
Did not vote: 154
Date: May 24, 1906

By party

Democrats52 yes · 21 no · 67 didn’t vote
Republicans171 yes · 0 no · 87 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
Robert Bruce Macon D-AR voted no
John Charles Floyd D-AR voted no
Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
Frank Clark D-FL voted no
Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
James Beauchamp (Champ) Clark D-MO voted no
Thomas Spight D-MS voted no
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys D-MS voted no
Eaton Jackson Bowers D-MS voted no
Frank Alexander Mclain D-MS voted no
Claude Kitchin D-NC voted no
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted no
Charles Arnette Towne D-NY voted no
James O'Hanlon Patterson D-SC voted no
Moses Lycurgus Broocks D-TX voted no
Gordon James Russell D-TX voted no
James Andrew (Jack) Beall D-TX voted no
Alexander White Gregg D-TX voted no
Robert Lee Henry D-TX voted no
Oscar William Gillespie D-TX voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “That the house resolve into the committee of…: House Vote, May 24…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-H-66/that-the-house-resolve-into-the-committee-of-the (accessed 2026-10-17).