To suspend the rules and pass S. 3045 (35 stat 473,5/29/08), a bill authorizing the baltimore and washington transit company of maryland to enter the district o

On May 28, 1908, the House voted 167–16 (S 3405). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 104–4, Democrats 62–12, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 167
No: 16
Did not vote: 216
Date: May 28, 1908

By party

Democrats62 yes · 12 no · 96 didn’t vote
Republicans104 yes · 4 no · 120 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
William Marcellus Howard D-GA voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
George Washington Rauch D-IN voted no
Charles Frederick Scott R-KS voted no
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted no
Edmond Haggard Madison R-KS voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted no
James Albertus Tawney R-MN voted no
David Edward Finley D-SC voted no
James Edwin Ellerbe D-SC voted no
Choice Boswell Randell D-TX voted no
James Andrew (Jack) Beall D-TX voted no
Robert Lee Henry D-TX voted no
William Atkinson Jones D-VA 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. 3045 (35…: House Vote, May 28, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-252/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-s-3045-35 (accessed 2026-10-15).