To order the previous question on motion to resolve into committee of the whole to consider H.R. 19955.

On Apr 3, 1908, the House voted 148–94 (HR 19955). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 135–0, Democrats 13–94. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 148
No: 94
Did not vote: 157
Date: Apr 3, 1908

By party

Democrats13 yes · 94 no · 63 didn’t vote
Republicans135 yes · 0 no · 93 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Daniel Webster Hamilton D-IA voted yes
William Elijah Cox D-IN voted yes
John Alfred Adair D-IN voted yes
Harvey Helm D-KY voted yes
John Gill Jr. D-MD voted yes
Winfield Scott Hammond D-MN voted yes
Joshua Willis Alexander D-MO voted yes
Charles Ferris Booher D-MO voted yes
Courtney Walker Hamlin D-MO voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
William Ellsworth Tou Velle D-OH voted yes
William Albert Ashbrook D-OH voted yes
George Washington Gordon D-TN 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 order the previous question on motion to…: House Vote, Apr 3, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-29/to-order-the-previous-question-on-motion-to-resolve (accessed 2026-10-15).