United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard

The Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, was a standing committee of the United States Senate from 1879-1921^[1]. It was first established as a select committee December 16, 1872, until it became a standing committee on March 19, 1879.

According to historian George H. Haynes, it was said in 1917 that this committee had the dubious distinction of never having met in its (then) 38 years. There is no evidence to show that the Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard ever convened before its termination in 1921, and, not surprisingly, few papers were ever referred to it. According to the National Archives, official records of the committee consist of little more than a few printed reports, petitions, and memorials.^[2]

Chairmen of the Committee (Select), 1872-1879

Name Party State Years William Windom Republican Minnesota 1872-1876 John H. Mitchell Republican Oregon 1876-1877 Angus Cameron Republican Wisconsin 1877-1879 Chairmen of the Committee (Standing), 1879-1921 Name Party State Years James Beck Democratic Kentucky 1879-1881 Benjamin Harrison Republican Indiana 1881-1883 Nelson Aldrich Republican Rhode Island 1883-1887 John H. Mitchell Republican Oregon 1887-1889 Matthew S. Quay Republican Pennsylvania 1889-1891 Jacob H. Gallinger Republican New Hampshire 1891-1893 John L.M. Irby Demoratic South Carolina 1893-1895 George McBride Republican Oregon 1895-1897 Thomas C. Platt Republican New York 1897-1899 Joseph V. Quarles Republican Wisconsin 1899-1901 William P. Dillingham Republican Vermont 1901-1903 Robert J. Gamble Republican South Dakota 1903-1909 George T. Oliver Republican Pennsylvania 1909-1911 Ellison D. Smith Democratic South Carolina 1911-1913 Porter J. McCumber Republican North Dakota 1913-1919 Duncan U. Fletcher Democratic Florida 1919-1921 External links Report of the Select Committee on Transportation-routes to the Seaboard. Government Printing Office. 43rd Congress, 1st Session. April 21, 1874 References ^ Chairmen of the Senate Standing Committees, 1789-present. Senate Historical Office. November 2006 ^ Center for Legislative Archives - Guide to Senate Records: Chapter 7 Transportation Routes, National Archives  This United States Congress-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.