United States Senate Committee on Coast and Insular Survey

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The United States Senate Committee on Coast and Insular Survey was created in 1899 and terminated in 1921.

United States Senate Upper house of the United States Congress

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.

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Addison G. Foster American politician

Addison Gardner Foster was a United States Senator from Washington.

Levi Ankeny American politician

Levi Ankeny was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington.

Charles E. Townsend American politician

Charles Elroy Townsend was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.

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