Reapportionment of the Congress (February 25, 1929)

Senator Black debates a bill to reapportion–or re-distribute–Congressional seats among the states. He discusses the two methods for computing population by Congressional district and refers to his understanding of the constitutional requirements in reapportionment.

Congressional Record, Session 70- 2 (1929), 4243-4247. Public domain via the Internet Archive.


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