Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS. The PRESIDENT protemore laid before the Senate a communication from the Governor of the State of Virginia, accom anied by a copy of resolutions of the General ssembly of that State, in relation to the direct taxes levied in 1861 by the Congress of the U.S., and now being collected in that State; which was ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. The PRESIDENT protemera presented the petition of H. Trowbridges Sous, mer chants of NewHaven, Connecticut, praying that an American register maybe granted to the bark Golden Fleece; which was referred to the ComCommerce. Mr. cosssss. I present, sir, the mimorial of the officers of the Navy attached to the navy yard at Mare Island, California, asking for an increase of compensation to naval officers. They set forth at length in their memorial the reasons upon which they base the application, which I will not now read. I have another memorial of the Officers of the U.S. receiving ship Independence, belonging to the Pacific squadron, to the same effect, and another from the officers of the U.S. iron clad Comanche, to the same effect, and still another from the officers of the U.S. steamer Suwanee, belonging to the pacific s iiadron. I move their reference to the ComNavAffrs. The motion was agreed to. Mr. HOWARD. I present the petition of John J. Buglev and sundry others, merchants of the city of Detroit, Michigan, in which they remark that the enormous importations of for sign manufactures are entailinga large foreign debt, which in its results must tend to impoverish and bankrupt the nation, and they therefore petition for a roliibitory tariff on manufactured goods; and they say further that they humbly petition Congress “ to levy a tariff sufficicut to give adequate protection to American labor, as this iswhat the farmers and the manufacturers of this country require to insure the highest prosperity to ourselves and our country." I move that the petition be referred to the ComFinance. The motion was agreed to. Mr. HOWARD. I also present the memorial of sundry hospital stewards of the regular Arm, asking that they may be paid the bounty which has been awarded to them by the statutes of the U.S., and making complaint that that bounty has been improperly with held from them by some order of the War Dept, of which I say nothing further than to move that the petition be referred to the ComMilAffrs . The motion was agreed to. Mr. WILSON presented the petition of officers of the Boston 5 Cent Savings Bank, of Boston, Massachusetts, prayin that savings banks or institutions for savings having no capital, and whose business is conned to receiving deposits and loaning the same on interest, for the benefit of the depositors only, and which do no other business of banking, may be exempted from the payment of the internalrevenue tax; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented the petition of Mrs. Cath arine Ferguson, praying for relief for her son in consequence of injuries received on a U.S. military railroad in 1863; which was referred to the ComClaims. Mr. HOWE presented a memorial of the citizens of Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, mechanics and laborers in American manufacturing estabIishments, praying for an increase of the present tariff on imports; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. MORGAN presented the memorial of John L. Suess, late captain 1st NewYork volunteer engineers, asking that the act of congress of 1865, granting 3 months extra pay to certain officers ofvolunteers, may be extended to him: which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. FESSENDEN presented the petition of Duncan J. McRae, praying for compensation for serrices rendered in carryin the mails in NCarolina: which was re erred to the ComPostOfiieesand Post Roads. Mr. HENDRICKS presented the petition of Jonathan Montgomery and otherloyal citizens of NewOrleans, Louisiana, praying for relief in the matter of certain assessments madeu on them by order of Major General B. I". But er; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. Mr. RAMSEY presented a memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of the establishment of an emigrant and postroute from Red WOOdVFalis, on the western borderof Minnesota, to the gold region of the Territory of Montana; which was referred to the ComPostOffices. Mr. WILLIAMS. I desire to present ame morial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, representing that a iarge number of the citizens of Walla Walla. county, in the terrritory of Washington, have expressed their car nest desire that such county be annexed to and included within the jurisdiction of that State, and they pray Congress to incorporate the county of Walla Walla in the State of Oregon, so that the boundaries of the State may conorm to those embraced in the constitution thereof as adopted by the people. I move that this me morial be referred) to the ComTerritor. The motion was agreed to. Mr. HARRIS presented a.memorial of citizens of Clinton county, NewYork, remon strating against any extension of the socalled reciprocity treaty; which was referred to the ComForRel. Mr. YATES presented a memorial of citizens of Illinois, remonstrating against the res toration of any State lately in rebellion until adequate security is obtained against any re newed attempt to secede, die.; which was re ferred to the point ComReconstruction. Mr. NOR ON presented a memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from Wilton to Blue Earth City, in that State; which was referred to the ComPostOffices. Mr. GRIMES. I present the petition of a large number of citizens of Iowawho pray that the Constitution of the U.S. may be amended so as to read in substance as follows: We, the people of the U.S. humbly acknowledging Almighty God asthesource ofallauthor and power in civil government,the Lord Jesus ristas theruler amons thenations and insrevealed will as supreme authority. in order to constitute a Christian Government and in order to form a more perfect Union. establishjustice, insure domestictran quillity, provide for the commondefense, remote the gleensesrinagl welfiare, alibnedrsteyc.uarnedthteheinauliresnuaitbofehraigphptinseasnsd to ourselves, our posterity,and a l the inhabitants of the land do ordain and establish this Constitution for the U.S.A. Mr. President, without committing myself to that particular amendment, I desire to say that Iam extremely ha py to see that the people of the State which I have the honor in part to represent are thoroughly aroused to the necessity of making proper amendments to the constitution of the U.S.; for I am not one of those who belieye in the theory enunciated in a certain quarter last Thursday, that those who are seeking to amend the Constitution are in fact seekin to subvert and overturn the Government of the U.S. I am most hnpp to be able to express the belief that the people of that State are, with a most remark able degree of unanimity, in favor of the adoptionby Congress of the amendment which is now under consideration in the Senate. In this connection, Mr. President, permit me to an that a dispatch which is publish ied in the Intel igencer of this morning, esi nod to fore shadow the sentiment of the people of the gal lant State of Iowa, is not, in my opinion, atrue index of that sentiment. I find in that news paper a dispatch directed to the POTUS from Keokuk, Iowa, in the following words:, Ksoxmr, Iowa, February 24,1866. To Annnsw Jonssox. Previdenl of the U.S. Immense mass meeting held here todayl Great enthusiasm! 100 guns] Your veto message and administration unanimously indorsedl Mr. President, I have reason to know that that dispatch was forwarded to the POTUS by a man by the name of Thomas W. Claggett, who, during the war, has been intensely opposed to every war measure of the last Administration; and if, during the last 3 years, he has given utterance to a loyal sentiment, it has certainly escaped my knowledge and my hearing. So intense has been his hatred to those men who embarked in the war and periled their lives in the defense of the country, that the indignation of the people could not be restrained, and some 2 years ago they went to his printing office and hurled his press into the river; and yet he undertakes to be the medium of communication to the POTUS of the sentiment ofaportion of the people of the State of Iowa. Sir, desire to say that, as one of her repre sentatives, I utterly repudiate and deny the capacity of any such man to properly speak for the peeple whom I have the honor in part to represent.