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Show congressional. SENATE. Washington, April 22. Cockrell offered a resolution which was agreed to directing the superintendent of iho census cen-sus to transmit to the senate tho forms of rules and regulations adopted by him for obtaining statistics as to farm mortgages. Plumb's resolution for the increase of the treasury purchase and coinage of sil ver was presented by Eustes, who moved as au additional resolution that free coinage of silver is essential to the sound financial policy demanded by all tho great interests of the country, and that therefore all laws limiting coinage of silver ought to bo repealed. Plumb conseuted to iet the resolution lie over to give Mitchell an opportunity to address the senate. HOUSE. Washington, April 23. Chandler moved the house concur in the senate amendments to the World's Fair bill, and this being agreed to, the bill was finally passed, and will bo sent to the president. The house then went into committee of the whole on the legislative legisla-tive appropriation bill. |