To suspend rules and adopt the resolution providing that leave to print be granted members from the adoption of this order until five days after the adjournment

On May 26, 1908, the House voted 118–111. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 118–7, Democrats 0–104. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 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: 118
No: 111
Did not vote: 170
Date: May 26, 1908

By party

Democrats0 yes · 104 no · 66 didn’t vote
Republicans118 yes · 7 no · 103 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert William Bonynge R-CO voted no
Edmond Haggard Madison R-KS voted no
Frederick Clement Stevens R-MN voted no
James Adam Bede R-MN voted no
Edgar Clarence Ellis R-MO voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Frank Dunklee Currier R-NH 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 adopt the resolution…: House Vote, May 26, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-231/to-suspend-rules-and-adopt-the-resolution-providing-that (accessed 2026-10-16).