Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS.R. WADE presented the petition of Alonzo Morse, praying for payment or certain U.S. notes lost by the burningof his dwelling on or about the 6th day of July last; which was referred to the ComClaims. Mr. SUMNER. I have received a petition from John P. Brown, secretary and dragoman of our legation at Constantine ple, in which he sets forth a series of services as charge daf faires at Constantine ple, in the absence of the minister, for which he has never received any compensation, and he prays that compensation may be made to him on account of them. I move the reference of the petition to the ComForRel and at the same time I move that the Senate order that the papers on tile relating to the claim of John P. grown for services as charge datfaires at constantine ple be referred to the ComForRel. The motion was agreed to. Mr. SUMNER presented a petition of members of the American church at Kingsessing Philadelphia; a petition of the Bellefonte Equal Rights League; a petition of the Morning Starequal Rights League, Kingsessin, and 7 other petitions of citizens of Pennsyvania, praying for such an amendment of the constitution of the U.S. as will prohibit legislation within any of the States orderritories against any portion of theinbabitants thereof on account of race or color, and that all such legislation now existing may be declared null and void; which were referred to the JtCommee to inquire into the condition of the socalled confederate States. Mr. LANE, of Kansas, presented a JtResolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from Medina to the city of Leavenworth, and from Lawrence to Grasshopper Falls in that State; which was referred to toComPostOffices. Mr. HARRIS presented the petition of Paul S. Forbes, praying to be relieved from his contract with the Navy Dept to build the sloopofwar Idaho; which was referred to the ComNavAffrs. Mr. FESSENDEN. I move that the petition and other papers of William Pierce, o SanFranciseo, California, praying for an issue to him of duplicate bonds in place of 4 Oregon war bonds lostby the burnin of the steamer Golden Gate on the 27th of Ju y, 1862, may be taken from the files and referred to the ComClaims; and I present additional papers in relation to the claim, to take the same irectiou. The motion was agreed to. Mr. COWAN presented a petition of inhabitants of Indiana county, Pennsylvania, praying for the adoption of such an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. as will forever prevent any State from making an distinction in civil rights and privileges among the naturalized citizens of the U.S. residing within its limits, or among persons born on its soil, on account of race, color, or descent; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. He also presented a petition from citizens of western Pennsylvania, praying that the tax laws may be so amended as to exempt from their provisions all coal boats, coal ats, and coal ores which are used exclusively for carrying coals to market, and not used for any other Burpose whatever; which was referred to the comFinance. He also presented a petition of the officers of the Kitanning Bank, in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, prayin for either an amendment of the national bank Few reducin the tax upon the circulation of that bank, or or special authority for its conversion to a national bank; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented a petition of citizens of Pennsylvania, praying that the revenue laws, both as applied) to internal taxation and duties on foreign imports, be so adjusted as to secure the amplest protection to the labor and industry of t ie count in all their branches; which was referred to e ComFinance. He also presented the petition of Mrs. M. J. Dixon, of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, in which she alleges that her property was sold at a tax sale by the officers of) the U.S., which sale she thinks should be set aside, and she rays Congress to take such action as may conuce to that end; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. Mr. CRESWELL presented the petition o J. J. Young, a captain on the reserved list U.S. Navy, praying to be allowed his pay from August 12 1854, the date of his commission, mi March 10, 1865 the am of the actual issuance thereof; which was referred to the ComNavAffrs. aspenrs or corrmrrnns. Mr. DIXON. The ComPostOf fices, to whom was referred a bill (S.No.71) relative to the sale of postage stamps and stamped envelopes on credit, have instructed me to report it back with an amendment, and I move that the letter of the PostMGenl relative to the bill and the read iolris for it may be printed with the amended 1. The motion was agreed to.