To suspend the rules, agree to amendments and pass H. R. 20345.

On Apr 18, 1908, the House voted 166–26 (HR 20345). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 114–0, Democrats 52–26. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 26
Did not vote: 207
Date: Apr 18, 1908

By party

Democrats52 yes · 26 no · 92 didn’t vote
Republicans114 yes · 0 no · 114 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
Dorsey William Shackleford D-MO voted no
James Beauchamp (Champ) Clark D-MO voted no
Madison Roswell Smith D-MO voted no
James Robert Lamar D-MO voted no
Thomas Spight D-MS voted no
Adam Monroe Byrd D-MS voted no
John Humphrey Small D-NC voted no
Claude Kitchin D-NC voted no
Charles Randolph Thomas D-NC voted no
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted no
William Thomas Crawford D-NC voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted no
James Sanford Davenport D-OK voted no
Joseph Travis Johnson D-SC voted no
Cordell Hull D-TN voted no
William Cannon Houston D-TN voted no
Thetus Willrette Sims D-TN voted no
Samuel Bronson Cooper D-TX voted no
Rufus Hardy D-TX voted no
Harry Lee Maynard D-VA voted no
James Hay D-VA voted no
Charles Creighton Carlin 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, agree to amendments…: House Vote, Apr 18, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-H-73/to-suspend-the-rules-agree-to-amendments-and-pass (accessed 2026-10-17).