To table a motion to reconsider S. J. RES. 78, establishing the boundary line between colorado and oklahoma and the territory of new mexico. (p. 164-1)

On Dec 12, 1908, the House voted 113–83 (SJR 78). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–81, Democrats 90–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 113
No: 83
Did not vote: 201
Date: Dec 12, 1908

By party

Democrats90 yes · 3 no · 77 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 81 no · 123 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Washington Cook R-CO voted yes
Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted yes
Charles Eugene Fuller R-IL voted yes
John Allen Sterling R-IL voted yes
John Crawford Chaney R-IN voted yes
Clarence Chauncey Gilhams R-IN voted yes
George Pelton Lawrence R-MA voted yes
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted yes
Charles Quincy Tirrell R-MA voted yes
Ernest William Roberts R-MA voted yes
William Stedman Greene R-MA voted yes
John Philip Swasey R-ME voted yes
Frederick Clement Stevens R-MN voted yes
Richard Bartholdt R-MO voted yes
Henry Stewart Caulfield R-MO voted yes
Claude Kitchin D-NC voted no
William Hughes D-NJ voted no
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted yes
Albert Douglas R-OH voted yes
Marlin Edgar Olmsted R-PA voted yes
Arthur Laban Bates R-PA voted yes
Adin Ballou Capron R-RI voted yes
Lemuel Phillips Padgett D-TN voted no
Kittredge Haskins R-VT voted yes
William Ewart Humphrey R-WA voted yes
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted yes
John James Jenkins R-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 table a motion to reconsider S. J. RES…: House Vote, Dec 12, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-270/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-s-j-res (accessed 2026-10-16).