Adding Voting Members
About this object As the House added Representatives, its Chamber became immensely crowded. In 1857, Members looked forward to an imminent move to a new, larger room.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Adding Voting Members,” https://history.house.gov/Institution/Apportionment/Adding-Voting-Members/ (April 23, 2021)
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