To move the previous question on the report from the committee on rules that immediatly upon adoption of this order and on each day hereafter to friday of this

On Feb 25, 1907, the House voted 161–109 (S 529). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 169–15, Democrats 0–103. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 15 members voted against their own party.

During the 59th Congress (1905–1906), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 161
No: 109
Did not vote: 111
Date: Feb 25, 1907

By party

Democrats0 yes · 103 no · 37 didn’t vote
Republicans169 yes · 15 no · 74 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Hedge R-IA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted no
George Washington Prince R-IL voted no
Pleasant Thomas Chapman R-IL voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Joseph Warren Fordney R-MI voted no
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted no
Halvor Steenerson R-MN voted no
Thomas Frank Marshall R-ND voted no
Edmund Howard Hinshaw R-NE voted no
Capell Lane Weems R-OH voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI 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 move the previous question on the report…: House Vote, Feb 25, 1907,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-H-116/to-move-the-previous-question-on-the-report-from (accessed 2026-10-16).