To recess until eleven o' clock tomorrow morning. (p.2597-1)

On Feb 17, 1909, the House voted 164–28. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 100–4, Democrats 64–24. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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: 164
No: 28
Did not vote: 207
Date: Feb 17, 1909

By party

Democrats64 yes · 24 no · 82 didn’t vote
Republicans100 yes · 4 no · 124 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry De Lamar Clayton D-AL voted no
Julius Kahn R-CA voted no
William Charles Adamson D-GA voted no
Charles Lafayette Bartlett D-GA voted no
James Thomas Mcdermott D-IL voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
William August Rodenberg R-IL voted no
Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
George Kent Favrot D-LA voted no
Charles Ferris Booher D-MO voted no
James Beauchamp (Champ) Clark D-MO voted no
Richard Bartholdt R-MO voted no
Madison Roswell Smith D-MO voted no
John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
Henry Mayer Goldfogle D-NY voted no
Charles Vincent Fornes D-NY voted no
Elmer Lincoln Fulton D-OK voted no
John Thomas Lenahan D-PA voted no
George Washington Kipp D-PA voted no
William Bauchop Wilson D-PA voted no
James O'Hanlon Patterson D-SC voted no
Choice Boswell Randell D-TX voted no
Rufus Hardy D-TX voted no
John Matthew Moore D-TX voted no
George Farmer Burgess D-TX voted no
Gustav Küstermann 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 recess until eleven o' clock tomorrow…: House Vote, Feb 17, 1909,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-295/to-recess-until-eleven-o-clock-tomorrow-morning-p (accessed 2026-10-17).