To pass H. R. 21871 (35 stat 546, 5/30/08), a bill to amend the banking laws.

On May 14, 1908, the House voted 185–145 (HR 21871). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 188–19, Democrats 1–131, Others 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 20 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: 185
No: 145
Did not vote: 59
Date: May 14, 1908

By party

Democrats1 yes · 131 no · 38 didn’t vote
Republicans188 yes · 19 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Ebenezer J. Hill R-CT voted no
John Albert Tiffin Hull R-IA voted no
George Washington Prince R-IL voted no
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted no
William Alexander Calderhead R-KS voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Henry Gordon Mcmorran R-MI voted no
Archibald Bard Darragh R-MI voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
Charles Newell Fowler R-NJ voted no
George Ernest Waldo R-NY voted no
Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH voted no
Capell Lane Weems R-OH voted no
Cordell Hull D-TN voted yes
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
Gustav Küstermann R-WI voted no
Elmer Addison Morse 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 pass H. R. 21871 (35 stat 546, 5/30/08)…: House Vote, May 14, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-164/to-pass-h-r-21871-35-stat-546-5 (accessed 2026-10-17).