To resolve the house into the committee of the whole for the further consideration of H. R. 21260.

On Apr 29, 1908, the House voted 147–80 (HR 21260). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 139–0, Democrats 8–80. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 8 members voted against their own party.

During the 60th Congress (1907–1908), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 147
No: 80
Did not vote: 172
Date: Apr 29, 1908

By party

Democrats8 yes · 80 no · 82 didn’t vote
Republicans139 yes · 0 no · 89 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Richardson D-AL voted yes
Gordon Lee D-GA voted yes
Henry Thomas Rainey D-IL voted yes
Ben Franklin Caldwell D-IL voted yes
John Alfred Adair D-IN voted yes
George Henry Lindsay D-NY voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
Samuel Bronson Cooper D-TX voted yes

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 resolve the house into the committee of…: House Vote, Apr 29, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-111/to-resolve-the-house-into-the-committee-of-the (accessed 2026-10-17).