To suspend rules and pass S. J. RES. 51 (35 stat 577, 5/25/08) granting additional lands to idaho under the carey act.

On May 18, 1908, the House voted 197–26 (SJR 51). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 124–2, Democrats 73–24, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 197
No: 26
Did not vote: 175
Date: May 18, 1908

By party

Democrats73 yes · 24 no · 73 didn’t vote
Republicans124 yes · 2 no · 102 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

George Washington Taylor D-AL voted no
Gordon Lee D-GA voted no
William Peters Hepburn R-IA voted no
Jesse Overstreet R-IN voted no
Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
Joseph Lafayette Rhinock D-KY voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
William Waller Rucker D-MO voted no
Charles Ferris Booher D-MO voted no
Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. D-MS voted no
Thomas Spight D-MS voted no
Wilson Shedric Hill 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
William Hughes D-NJ voted no
Eugene Walter Leake D-NJ voted no
Francis Burton Harrison D-NY voted no
John Austin Moon D-TN voted no
Cordell Hull D-TN voted no
Finis James Garrett D-TN voted no
Choice Boswell Randell D-TX voted no
James Andrew (Jack) Beall 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 suspend rules and pass S. J. RES. 51 (35…: House Vote, May 18, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-179/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-s-j-res-51 (accessed 2026-10-17).