The Washington times., 1926-11-30
The Unconstitutional House
and Unrepresentative Senate


The House will transact important business with large
number of Representatives who have been defeated at the
polls and longer represent public opinion IN their re-
spective districts
The newly elected House assemble for another year.
and its members be able to attempt to out the
will If the neope for almost fourteen months after their cleo
ton queer and unwse situation, which should be
rected by constitutional amendment that newly elected
Congress may assemble shortly after the November elections
which chose that body
The House. which Monday, without constitutional
apporonment according population Of the States and
many denied their proper representation in that
body.
The Senate though constitutional in its make up, is
longer of the of the people of the
try Democracy the rule of the majority OF voters far
from being observed in that body.
Constitution provides that representation in the House
apporoned among the several States according to
their respective numbers
Since the 1920 there have been
efforts the House to bring about reappoonment of that
body according to the Constitution.
efforts succeeded The outward
would make that body large and cumbersome
The that of the States would lose Repre-
sentaves unless the House increases its membership while
Others which have increased rapidly in population would gain
in membership. ...
Thus many popuous States denied their just representa-
ton in the House and the influence that body which they
deserve.
The Constitution says that he the Unite States
shall be composed Senators from each State At the
time Ct ratification that provision Of the CONSTITUTION was
States with the greatest influence and population from
dominating the Upper House of Congress It done to
ealousies and to harmonic the patriotic elements then
assembled to establish great republic
the Senate longer representative of population in
this country It is distinctly the opposite The voting power
Of great States of the country offset In the most
fair manner by the votes of little States
There are States in the Union each with two
the Senate In 1920 the total population Of the
try was 105, 710,620 .. ......
These twelve States had total population Of
Nevada Delaware Arizona Idaho Montana, New Mexico
Utah Vermont, Wyoming New Hampshire, Rhode Island
South Dakota.
They constitute onefour of the States Of the Union and
have total of TWENTYFOUR in the United States
Senate more than onefourh of the total voting strength Of
that body
The population of Ohio 5759394 than the CON-
bined population twelve Ohio has the
Senate to the twenty-four of the twelve.
New Yorks population in 1920 0385227 almost double
that the twelve States New York has two votes in the
New Yors population today doubtless than
double that of the twelve States named
Illinois had 6485280 citizens in 1920 Pennsylvania had
8,72o017
democracy which permits this condition exist in
the United States Senate?
The constitutional provision Of Senator's for each State
just one but the Constitution should be changed
in the Senate should be based
laon that the real voice Of the people should be fairly
recognized.