To suspend rules and pass H. R. 17506 (35 stat 403, 5/27/08) a bill amending the customs administration law entitled, "an act to simplify the laws in relation t

On Apr 21, 1908, the House voted 137–87 (HR 17506). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 128–3, Democrats 9–85. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 12 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: 137
No: 87
Did not vote: 174
Date: Apr 21, 1908

By party

Democrats9 yes · 85 no · 76 didn’t vote
Republicans128 yes · 3 no · 97 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Daniel Webster Hamilton D-IA voted yes
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted yes
Charles Vincent Fornes D-NY voted yes
Herbert Parsons R-NY voted no
William Stiles Bennet R-NY voted no
Joseph Aloysius Goulden D-NY voted yes
William Henry Ryan D-NY voted yes
De Alva Stanwood Alexander R-NY voted no
Thomas David Nicholls D-PA voted yes
John Hoover Rothermel D-PA voted yes
Joseph Davis Brodhead D-PA 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 suspend rules and pass H. R. 17506 (35…: House Vote, Apr 21, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-84/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-h-r-17506-35 (accessed 2026-10-17).