To suspend the rules and pass H. R. 19541 (35 stat 169, 5/20/08), a bill authorizing the drainage of certain lands in the state of minnesota.

On Apr 21, 1908, the House voted 241–20 (HR 19541). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 153–0, Democrats 88–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 241
No: 20
Did not vote: 138
Date: Apr 21, 1908

By party

Democrats88 yes · 20 no · 62 didn’t vote
Republicans153 yes · 0 no · 75 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry De Lamar Clayton D-AL voted no
Stephen Brundidge Jr. D-AR voted no
James Mathews Griggs D-GA voted no
William Charles Adamson D-GA voted no
Thomas Montgomery Bell D-GA voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Joseph Francis O'Connell D-MA voted no
William Waller Rucker D-MO voted no
James Robert Lamar D-MO voted no
Thomas Spight D-MS voted no
John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted no
Eugene Walter Leake D-NJ voted no
William Ellsworth Tou Velle D-OH voted no
Thomas David Nicholls D-PA voted no
George Washington Kipp D-PA voted no
Daniel Larned Davis Granger D-RI voted no
George Swinton Legaré D-SC voted no
William Cannon Houston D-TN voted no
John Nance Garner 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 pass H. R. 19541…: House Vote, Apr 21, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-80/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-h-r-19541 (accessed 2026-10-17).