To insist on house amendments to S. 6155, (35 stat 639, 2/19/09), providing for an enlarged homestead, and ask for a conference thereon.

On May 13, 1908, the House voted 249–7 (S 6155). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 146–0, Democrats 103–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 7 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: 249
No: 7
Did not vote: 143
Date: May 13, 1908

By party

Democrats103 yes · 7 no · 60 didn’t vote
Republicans146 yes · 0 no · 82 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
Thomas Montgomery Bell D-GA voted no
William Gordon Brantley D-GA voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
Timothy Thomas Ansberry D-OH voted no
Rufus Hardy 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 insist on house amendments to S. 6155…: House Vote, May 13, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-155/to-insist-on-house-amendments-to-s-6155-35 (accessed 2026-10-17).