Skip Skip PETITIONS and Memorials. Mr. GRIMES presented the petition of G. Morris Harding, praying that the provisions of the present law granting compensation to etty officers, seamen, and marines on board oflliiii ted States vessels that may be lost, may be extended to the same description of persons on board vessels that have been or may be cap tured belonging to the U.S. service which was referred to the ComNavAffrs. " Mr. SUMNER. I offer a petition signedb the president and the secretary of the Peiinsy vania State Equal Rights League. on behalf of the league, in which the set forth that there are man States of the nion which have not at this time a RFG, and they ask Congress to provide an amendment to the Constitution securing a RFGto ever State in the Union. I offer a similar petition of the members of the Trenton Equal Rights League; also a similar one from citizens of Lancaster, Pennsylvania a similar one from the Philadelphia Equa Rights League; and a similar one from citizens of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I ask their ref erence to the JtCommee of 15 on reconstruction. The motion was agreed to. Mr. KIRKWOOD presented the memorial of William Lee, and ot ers, of Iowa, protesting against the passage of a law authorizin the PostMGenl to sell stamped enve opes at the price of the stamps impressed thereon; which was referred to the ComPostOffices. Mr. POLAND presented the petition of Reu ben Clough, praying to be allowed arrears of pension; which was referred to the ComPensions. Mr. LANE, of Kansas, presented resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of a grant of lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from Elwood, in that State, to the 100th meridian of west longitude; which were ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Mr. GUTHRIE presented the petition of Messrs. Miller 8: l core, of Louisville, Kentucky, manufacturers of agricultural implements, prayin for a reduction of the tax on the sales of t cir manufactures; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented a petition of assessors of the 1st district of Kentucky, praying for an increase of compensation; which was referred to the ComFinance. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.