It is true that for the first 50 years after the ratification of the Constitution, Representatives and Senators usually only served for short periods of time because of difficulty in travelling and accommodations.
Explanation:
When the constitution was ratified, for a long period of around fifty years, the officials of the government which were the senators and the representatives used to serve the period only for a very short period of time.
The reason for this is that the travelling during that time from one place to another was very tough. Moreover the condition of the capital of the United States of America was very bad and the representatives chose to return to their local offices.
