To recess until tomorrow at 11 o' clock a.m. (p. 7218-1)

On May 29, 1908, the House voted 123–64. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 115–0, Democrats 8–64. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 123
No: 64
Did not vote: 212
Date: May 29, 1908

By party

Democrats8 yes · 64 no · 98 didn’t vote
Republicans115 yes · 0 no · 113 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Elijah Cox D-IN voted yes
John Alfred Adair D-IN voted yes
Joshua Willis Alexander D-MO voted yes
David Albaugh De Armond D-MO voted yes
Timothy Thomas Ansberry D-OH voted yes
Lemuel Phillips Padgett D-TN voted yes
Samuel Bronson Cooper D-TX voted yes
John Nance Garner 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 recess until tomorrow at 11 o' clock a.m…: House Vote, May 29, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-260/to-recess-until-tomorrow-at-11-o-clock-a (accessed 2026-10-17).