To suspend rules and agree to conference report on H. R. 21871 (35 stat 546, 5/30/08) a bill to amend the national banking laws. (p. 7063-1)

On May 27, 1908, the House voted 166–140 (HR 21871). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 165–14, Democrats 0–128, Others 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 14 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: 166
No: 140
Did not vote: 91
Date: May 27, 1908

By party

Democrats0 yes · 128 no · 42 didn’t vote
Republicans165 yes · 14 no · 49 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Ebenezer J. Hill R-CT voted no
George Washington Prince R-IL voted no
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted no
William Alexander Calderhead R-KS voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Archibald Bard Darragh R-MI voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Charles Newell Fowler R-NJ voted no
George Ernest Waldo R-NY voted no
Charles Napoleon Brumm R-PA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
Elmer Addison Morse 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 rules and agree to conference…: House Vote, May 27, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-243/to-suspend-rules-and-agree-to-conference-report-on (accessed 2026-10-17).