To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 16457, amending statutes of the U.S. Relating to tobacco.

On Mar 2, 1903, the House voted 170–10 (HR 16457). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 102–9, Democrats 68–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 members voted against their own party.

During the 57th Congress (1901–1902), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 170
No: 10
Did not vote: 191
Date: Mar 2, 1903

By party

Democrats68 yes · 1 no · 91 didn’t vote
Republicans102 yes · 9 no · 94 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Nehemiah Day Sperry R-CT voted no
Rufus Ezekiel Lester D-GA voted no
Gilbert Nelson Haugen R-IA voted no
John Fletcher Lacey R-IA voted no
Ernest William Roberts R-MA voted no
John James Gardner R-NJ voted no
Montague Lessler R-NY voted no
James Harding Southard R-OH voted no
Charles Henry Grosvenor R-OH voted no
Blackburn Barrett Dovener R-WV 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. 16457…: House Vote, Mar 2, 1903,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/57-H-158/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-h-r-16457 (accessed 2026-10-17).