Formed from the territory of the Republic of Hawaii, annexed to
the United States by act of Congress of July 7, 1898.
Established under Art. I, sec. 8, clause 17 of Constitution. Ter-
ritory originally ceded by Maryland (legislative act of Dec. 23,
1788) and Virginia (legislative act of Dec. 3, 1789). Cessions
accepted by Congress by act of July 16, 1790; lines and bounds
established by proclamation of President Washington, Mar. 30,
1791. Virginia's cession retroceded by act of Congress July 9,
1846. Governed by board of three commissioners appointed by
President. (Act of June 20, 1874.)

Date of estab

Territory

lishment of

Territorial

Popula-
tion in
1940

Popula-
tion in
1950

Area in

square
miles

422, 770

499, 794

6, 423

District of Columbia.

663, 091

802, 178

69

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

Commonwealth of Puerto July 25, 1952
Rico.

1,869, 255

2, 210, 703

3, 435

Canal Zone.

Aug. 24, 1912

51,827

52, 822

553

Acquisition

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.

133 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.

687 Occupied during World War II. Placed under the United Nations Trusteeship system in 1947 by agreement with the Security Council of the United Nations.

Guam

Aug. 1, 1950

22, 290

59, 498

225

1 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..... 65 106 142 186 213 242 232 237 243 293 332 357 391 435 435 435 435

Indicates representation of new States admitted after the respective decennial census apportionments.

NOTE: The original apportionment of Representatives was established in 1787 by the Constitution. Subsequent apportionments based on the First Census through the Sixth Census were as follows (number of census, date of act, and ratio of persons per Representa tive): First, Apr. 14, 1792, 33,000; Second, Jan. 14, 1802, 33,000; Third, Dec. 21, 1811, 35,000; Fourth, Mar. 7, 1822, 40,000; Fifth, May 22, 1832, 47,700; Sixth, June 25, 1842, 70,680. Appor. tionment based on the Seventh Census (1850) through the Twelfth Census (1900) was determined by the Vinton method, and for the Thirteenth Census (1910) and Fifteenth Census (1930) the method of major fractions was employed, there being no reapportionment in 1920. Apportionment based on the Sixteenth Census (1940) and the Seventeenth Census (1950) was determined by the method of equal proportions, a description of which may be found in Sen. Doc. 304, 76th Cong.. 3d sess.

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

Page

65

127

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

Actions brought against officers of the Senate..

202

Acts, printing of.......

305

Additional Senate Office Building. See Senate Office Building.

Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Committee on. See Committee

on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

Agriculture, Secretaries of (table)---

737

Agriculture and Forestry, Committee on. See Committee on

Senators from, since admission to the Union (table).

607

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