To recess until 11.30 a.m. Tomorrow.

On May 14, 1908, the House voted 170–90. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 161–0, Democrats 8–90, Others 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 8 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: 170
No: 90
Did not vote: 139
Date: May 14, 1908

By party

Democrats8 yes · 90 no · 72 didn’t vote
Republicans161 yes · 0 no · 67 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

William Marcellus Howard D-GA voted yes
Daniel Webster Hamilton D-IA voted yes
Henry Thomas Rainey D-IL voted yes
John Alfred Adair D-IN voted yes
George Washington Rauch D-IN voted yes
Winfield Scott Hammond D-MN voted yes
William Thomas Crawford D-NC voted yes
John Lamb D-VA voted yes

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 recess until 11.30 a.m. Tomorrow.: House Vote, May 14, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-165/to-recess-until-11-30-a-m-tomorrow (accessed 2026-10-17).