To suspend the rules and agree to Senate amendments, with house amendments thereto, to H. R. 1062 (35 stat 553, 5/30/08), a bill granting and increasing pension

On May 15, 1908, the House voted 199–4 (HR 1062). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 126–0, Democrats 74–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 4 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: 199
No: 4
Did not vote: 195
Date: May 15, 1908

By party

Democrats74 yes · 4 no · 92 didn’t vote
Republicans126 yes · 0 no · 102 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Bronson Cooper D-TX voted no
Gordon James Russell D-TX voted no
James Andrew (Jack) Beall D-TX voted no
Robert Lee Henry D-TX 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 suspend the rules and agree to Senate…: House Vote, May 15, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-168/to-suspend-the-rules-and-agree-to-senate-amendments (accessed 2026-10-17).