United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads
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The Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads is a defunct committee of the United States Senate
. It was first established as a select committee in 1889 and became a standing committee on March 15, 1893. The committee is not to be confused with the Committee on the Pacific Railroad
, which existed from 1861-1873.
The committee was appointed following an investigation into the finances of the Union Pacific Railroad
, which was heavily indebted to the United States Government. The committee was terminated on April 18, 1921.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. It was first established as a select committee in 1889 and became a standing committee on March 15, 1893. The committee is not to be confused with the Committee on the Pacific Railroad
United States Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad
The Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad is a defunct committee of the United States Senate. It was first established as a select committee on July 7, 1861, to examine legislation to authorize construction of a transcontinental railroad....
, which existed from 1861-1873.
The committee was appointed following an investigation into the finances of the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
, which was heavily indebted to the United States Government. The committee was terminated on April 18, 1921.
Chairmen 1863-1921
- 1893-1895: Calvin S. BriceCalvin S. BriceCalvin Stewart Brice was a Democratic politician from Ohio. Born in Denmark, Morrow County, Ohio, Brice dropped out of Miami University in 1861 to join the Union Army. After a short stint in the army he returned to Miami and earned his undergraduate degree in 1863...
, D-Ohio - 1895-1900: John H. GearJohn H. GearJohn Henry Gear was the 11th Governor of Iowa, United States Representative, and Senator.-Biography:Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Galena, Illinois in 1836, to Fort Snelling, Iowa, in 1838, and to Burlington in 1843, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits...
, R-Iowa - 1901-1905: Jonathan Dolliver, R-Iowa
- 1905-1907: Russell A. AlgerRussell A. AlgerRussell Alexander Alger was the 20th Governor and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and also U.S. Secretary of War during the Presidential administration of William McKinley...
, R-Michigan - 1907-1911: Elmer J. Burkett, R-Nebraska
- 1911-1913: Robert L. OwenRobert L. OwenRobert Latham Owen, Jr. was one of the first two U.S. senators from Oklahoma. He served in the Senate between 1907 and 1925...
, D-Oklahoma - 1913-1919: Frank B. BrandegeeFrank B. BrandegeeFrank Bosworth Brandegee was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:He was born in New London, Connecticut to US Representative Augustus Brandegee....
, R-Connecticut - 1919-1921: Charles S. Thomas, D-Colorado