The United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census was created in 1878. It continued to operate until 1887, when it became the United States Senate Committee on the Census. The Committee was abolished in 1921. Issues related to the U.S. Census and the U.S. Census Bureau are now under the jurisdiction of the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Read more about United States Senate Committee On The Census: Chairmen of The Select Committee On The Tenth Census, 1878–1887, Chairmen of The Committee On The Census, 1887–1921
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