To resolve the house into a committee of the whole house for the further consideration of H. R. 20345.

On Apr 17, 1908, the House voted 244–23 (HR 20345). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 159–0, Democrats 84–23, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 244
No: 23
Did not vote: 132
Date: Apr 17, 1908

By party

Democrats84 yes · 23 no · 63 didn’t vote
Republicans159 yes · 0 no · 69 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
Stephen Brundidge Jr. D-AR voted no
Charles Lafayette Bartlett D-GA voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Ben Franklin Caldwell D-IL voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
James Robert Lamar D-MO voted no
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys D-MS voted no
George Arthur Bartlett D-NV voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
Charles Vincent Fornes D-NY voted no
William Albert Ashbrook D-OH voted no
Thetus Willrette Sims D-TN voted no
Samuel Bronson Cooper D-TX voted no
Gordon James Russell D-TX voted no
James Andrew (Jack) Beall D-TX voted no
George Farmer Burgess D-TX voted no
Robert Lee Henry D-TX voted no
William Atkinson Jones D-VA voted no
Charles Creighton Carlin D-VA voted no
Henry De La Warr Flood 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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