D.C. Representation in Congress: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, First Session |
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12th amendment 23d amendment 90th Congress apportionment Attorney BIESTER Board BROYHILL Celler census Chairman CLARK clause committee Congressional representation Congressman Connecticut Compromise constituting the seat constitutional amendment determining the number District citizens District of Columbia District residents DONOHUE electoral college EMANUEL CELLER entitled Federal city FEIGHAN give GUDE H.J. Res hearings home rule House Joint Resolution House of Representatives HUNGATE Joint Resolution 396 Judiciary Kastenmeier League of Women legislation LIBRARY Maryland matter MCCULLOCH ment method Nation's Capital national representation number of electors number of Representatives PoFF population Porr President and Vice presidential election priority value problem provide for representation Puerto Rico qualified question ratified RAUH registered repre representation in Congress Representative in Congress ROGERS of Colorado Roth seat of government statement taxes TENZER Thank tion tive U.S. REPRESENTATIVE U.S. Senate United Vice President voice voting representation Washington Women Voters
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Page 34 - A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State...
Page 174 - There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions and accomplish the purposes of this Act.
Page 13 - The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State...
Page 8 - ... (two-thirds of each House concurring therein). That The following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress: "Article "Section 1.
Page 101 - That every person whose usual place of abode shall be In any family on the aforesaid first Monday in August next, shall be returned as of such family...
Page 170 - THE LAWS, GENERAL AND PERMANENT IN THEIR NATURE, RELATING TO OR IN FORCE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
Page 72 - ... a municipal legislature for local purposes derived from their own suffrages will of course be allowed them...
Page 182 - Chairman, may I take this opportunity to thank the members of this committee for the opportunity to present my...
Page 114 - Texas six. (4) When vacancies happen in the representation of any State, the Executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Page 181 - ... who shall violate or fail to comply with any regulation made pursuant to this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both.