To suspend rules and pass H. R. 21946 (35 stat 478,5/30/08), a bill making deficiency appropriations for fiscal 1908, and for prior years.

On May 18, 1908, the House voted 204–25 (HR 21946). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 140–0, Democrats 64–25. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: 204
No: 25
Did not vote: 170
Date: May 18, 1908

By party

Democrats64 yes · 25 no · 81 didn’t vote
Republicans140 yes · 0 no · 88 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Lawson Burnett D-AL voted no
William Richardson D-AL voted no
Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
William Waller Rucker D-MO voted no
Charles Ferris Booher D-MO voted no
Joseph James Russell D-MO voted no
Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. D-MS voted no
Wilson Shedric Hill D-MS voted no
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted no
Edwin Yates Webb D-NC voted no
William Hughes D-NJ voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
Matthew Rombach Denver D-OH voted no
Cordell Hull D-TN voted no
Gordon James Russell D-TX voted no
Choice Boswell Randell D-TX voted no
James Andrew (Jack) Beall D-TX voted no
Rufus Hardy D-TX voted no
John Matthew Moore D-TX voted no
Robert Lee Henry D-TX voted no
Oscar William Gillespie D-TX voted no
John Hall Stephens D-TX voted no
John Nance Garner 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 suspend rules and pass H. R. 21946 (35…: House Vote, May 18, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-182/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-h-r-21946-35 (accessed 2026-10-17).