To recess until monday next at eleven o' clock a.m.

On May 23, 1908, the House voted 154–66. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 135–0, Democrats 19–66. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 154
No: 66
Did not vote: 179
Date: May 23, 1908

By party

Democrats19 yes · 66 no · 85 didn’t vote
Republicans135 yes · 0 no · 93 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Washington Taylor D-AL 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
Ben Johnson D-KY voted yes
William Preston Kimball D-KY voted yes
George Kent Favrot D-LA voted yes
Joshua Willis Alexander D-MO voted yes
Charles Ferris Booher D-MO voted yes
David Albaugh De Armond D-MO voted yes
Madison Roswell Smith D-MO voted yes
Joseph James Russell D-MO voted yes
William Thomas Crawford D-NC voted yes
Lemuel Phillips Padgett D-TN voted yes
George Washington Gordon D-TN voted yes
Samuel Bronson Cooper D-TX voted yes
John Lamb D-VA voted yes
James William Murphy D-WI 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 monday next at eleven o'…: House Vote, May 23, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-217/to-recess-until-monday-next-at-eleven-o-clock (accessed 2026-10-17).