To suspend rules and pass S. 652 (35 stat 163, 5/16/08) a bill to create the office of captain in the philippine scouts.

On May 11, 1908, the House voted 146–112 (S 652). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 144–4, Democrats 2–108. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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: 146
No: 112
Did not vote: 141
Date: May 11, 1908

By party

Democrats2 yes · 108 no · 60 didn’t vote
Republicans144 yes · 4 no · 80 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Walker Mccall R-MA voted no
Frank Mellen Nye R-MN voted no
John Frank Boyd R-NE voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
Joseph Aloysius Goulden D-NY voted yes
Joseph Grant Beale R-PA 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 rules and pass S. 652 (35 stat…: House Vote, May 11, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-145/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-s-652-35-stat (accessed 2026-10-15).