To suspend the rules and pass S. 5083 (35 stat 583, 12/19/08), amending the passenger act of 1882, and relating to the maximum number of steerage passengers, an

On May 27, 1908, the House voted 134–92 (S 5083). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 129–5, Democrats 5–89, Others 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 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: 134
No: 92
Did not vote: 170
Date: May 27, 1908

By party

Democrats5 yes · 89 no · 76 didn’t vote
Republicans129 yes · 5 no · 94 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Alfred Adair D-IN voted yes
Edmond Haggard Madison R-KS voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Henry Stewart Caulfield R-MO voted no
George Henry Lindsay D-NY voted yes
William Bourke Cockran D-NY voted yes
Joseph Aloysius Goulden D-NY voted yes
John Hoover Rothermel D-PA voted yes
William Joseph Cary 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 suspend the rules and pass S. 5083 (35…: House Vote, May 27, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-241/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-s-5083-35 (accessed 2026-10-17).