To adopt conference report on S. 4112 (35 stat 101,5/11/08), "an act to provide for the reorganization of the consular service of the U.S., approved april 5, 19

On May 6, 1908, the House voted 184–95 (S 4112). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 161–0, Democrats 22–95, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 184
No: 95
Did not vote: 120
Date: May 6, 1908

By party

Democrats22 yes · 95 no · 53 didn’t vote
Republicans161 yes · 0 no · 67 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
James Mathews Griggs D-GA voted yes
William Charles Adamson D-GA voted yes
Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
William Gordon Brantley D-GA voted yes
Daniel Webster Hamilton D-IA voted yes
John Alfred Adair D-IN voted yes
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
Arsène Paulin Pujo D-LA voted yes
Joseph Francis O'Connell D-MA voted yes
James Tilghman Lloyd D-MO voted yes
Richard Nathaniel Hackett D-NC voted yes
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
Charles Vincent Fornes D-NY voted yes
Francis Burton Harrison D-NY voted yes
Matthew Rombach Denver D-OH voted yes
Asbury Francis Lever D-SC voted yes
George Washington Gordon D-TN voted yes
Samuel Bronson Cooper D-TX voted yes
Albert Sidney Burleson D-TX voted yes
James Luther Slayden D-TX voted yes
Carter Glass D-VA 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 adopt conference report on S. 4112 (35…: House Vote, May 6, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-130/to-adopt-conference-report-on-s-4112-35-stat (accessed 2026-10-17).