[973]

Acquisition

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, THE INSULAR POSSESSIONS, AND TRUST
TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

Commonwealth of Puerto July 25, 1952
Rico.

2, 210, 703

2, 349, 544

3, 435

Canal Zone.

Aug. 24, 1912

52, 822

42, 122

553

Ceded to United States by Spain by Treaty of Paris, Dec. 10,
1898. The constitution of the Commonwealth was approved
July 3, 1952.

Under the terms of the Isthmian Canal Convention of Nov.
18, 1903, the United States acquired from the Republic of
Panama a perpetual right of occupation, use, and control of
and over a zone of land 10 miles in width. For the privilege
the United States paid the Republic of Panama $10,000,000.
The United States also pays Panama $250,000 annually, dating
from Feb. 26, 1913.
Ceded to the United States by Spain by Treaty of Paris, Dec. 10,
1898.
76 Acquired by the United States Feb. 16, 1900, under terms of
tripartite treaty Dec. 2, 1899. Full sovereignty accepted from
native chiefs by United States Feb. 20, 1929.

By purchase from Denmark, Mar. 3, 1917, for $25,000,000. The
Revised Organic Act of 1954 is the basis for the present territorial
government.

the

687 Occupied during World War II. Placed under the United Security Council of the United Nations.

agreement with

Guam..

Aug. 1, 1950

59, 498

67, 044

225

Administered under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior.

'Administered under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior except for the Saipan District, which is under Navy.

Total... 65 106 142 186 213 242 232 237 243 293 332 357 391435435435 437 435

*Indicates representation of new States admitted after the respective decennial census appor
tionments.
NOTE: The original apportionment of Representatives was established in 1787 by the Consti-
tion. Subsequent apportionments based on the 1st Census through the 6th Census were as
follows (number of census, date of act, and ratio of persons per Representative): 1st, Apr. 14,
1792, 33,000; 2d, Jan. 14, 1802, 33,000; 3d, Dec. 21, 1811, 35,000; 4th, Mar. 7, 1822, 40,000; 5th, May
22, 1832, 47,700; 6th, June 25, 1842, 70,680. Apportionment based on the 7th Census (1850) through
the 12th Census (1900) was determined by the Vinton method, and for the 13th Census (1910)
and 15th Census (1930) the method of major fractions was employed, there being no respportion-
ment in 1920. Apportionment based on the 16th Census (1940), the 17th Census (1950), and
the 18th Census (1960), was determined by the method of equal proportions, a description of
which may be found in S. Doc. 304, 76th Cong., 3d sess. For additional pertinent information
on the subject of apportionment see "Increasing the Membership of the House of Representa-
tives and Redistricting Congressional Districts," hearings before the House Judiciary Com
mittee, 87th Cong., 1st sess., Aug. 24 and 30, 1961.

GENERAL INDEX

NOTE-For detailed items not found in this general index
see the following special indexes:

Standing Rules and Rule-making Provisions.
Cleaves' Manual (conferences)..

Standing Orders, Rules for Regulation of Senate

Wing, General Laws Relating to Senate

Jefferson's Manual_

Constitution of the United States..

Senators of the United States..

Senate

Manual

Section

53

188

699

754

796

900

Α

Senate
Manual

Section

Absence of Senators from daily sessions.-

5

Academies, service, Boards of Visitors to. See Boards of
Visitors.

Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Committee on. See Com-

mittee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

Agriculture, Secretaries of (table) –

959

Agricultural and Forestry, Committee on. See Committee on

Senators from, since admission to the Union (table)---- 800

Senators from, since admission to the Union (table)----- 802
Allowances to Senators. See Senators.

Amendment (s):

Division of a question....

Laid on table without prejudice to bill...

Of the rules____

Of treaties - -

To appropriation bills..

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

American Samoa (historical data)...............

Appointive public office, acceptance or solicitation of.............

Appointment of:

18

17

40

37.1

16

770

973

455

456

Apportionments of Representatives (table)..

Appropriations (see also Committee on Appropriations):

974

Term of service for Senators as trustees or directors of

corporations or institutions appropriated for.

Appropriations, Committee on. See Committee on Appro-
priations.

485