Skip Skip PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition of Jacob Shave r and Albert C. Corse, praying for compensation for the past use and purchase of an invention for post marking and cancellation of. stamps on letters, made by and patented to Marcus P. Norton, of Troy, NewYork; which was referred to the ComPostOffices.Mr. WADE. I hold in my hand a long memorial drawn up by a committee apoi by the ". "; men, mechanics, and other employees of the Washington navy yard, in which they set forth and show very good reasons why their present compensation is not sufficient to support them as they ought to live; that they do not get even as much as the clerks do who are not paid enough, and that their compensation now is no larger than it used to be when money was worth more than it is now, &c. They have argued their case very cogently in this memorial and induced me to believe that their compensation is too low for these times and ought to be enhanced. I move that this memorial of their committee be referred to the ComFinance, which I believe has charge of this subject. The motion was agreed to. Mr. EDMUNDS presented the memorial of Philippond and 50 other citizens of Castle ton, Rutland county, Vermont, praying for the passage of House bin N.; 8, to provide increased revenue from imports, and for other purposes, now pending in the Senate; which was ordered to o upon the table. Mr. HOWARD. I hold in my hand a communication from the U.S. district at torney of the western district of Michigan on the subject of trespasses on the public lands, inclosing also a decision of the district court of the U.S. recently made in that district. As the subject is one of a good deal of importance, I beg to present these papers and ask to have them referred to the ComPubLands. They were so referred. Mr. WILLEY presented a petition of the mechanics and laborers employed upon the U.S. Treasury extension, praying that the provisions of the House JtResolution granting increased compensation to the civil employees of the Government may be so amended as to embrace them; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. WILLEY. I also present a memorial of a large number of employees of the glassware manufactories at Wheeling, in WestVirginia, praying for an increased duty on glassware produced by the low priced labor of foreign countries, and also that the internalrevenue tax be taken off domestic glass. The matter referred to in the former part of this petition I believe has been reported upon, but that in the other part has not. I move, therefore, that this memorial be referred to the ComFinance. The motion was agreed to. Mr. RAMSEY presented a petition of clerks in the postal service on railway postoffices, complaining that they are not included in the JtResolution passed the HoRep increasing the compensation of Government employees, and praying that the JtResolution may be so amended as to include them; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. BUCKALEW. I present the petition of Henry Frink, of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, an honorably discharged seaman, setting forth that he enlisted as a private during the late war in the Army; that he was subsequently, by order, transferred to the Navy, and at the close of his service honorably discharged therefrom. He asks for the passage of a law authorizing the payment to and others in a like situation of the bounty provided by the act of 1866. I move its reference to the ComNavAffrs. The motion was agreed to. Mr. SUMNEIR. I present a petition of citizens of Texas, who represent that they have been devoted to the Union during the dark and bloody period of the rebellion, but that they now find the Government established over them by the assumed authority of AndrewJohnson as much in the hands of rebels as it was during the rebellion, and they now most earnestly appeal to Congress to set aside that government and treat it as null and void. I ask the reference of this petition to the JtCom on Reconstruction. It was so referred. Mr. MORRILL presented a petition of Luther Chamberlain and other citizens of the town of Atkinson, Piscataquis county, Maine, praying for the passage of House bill No. 718, to provide increased revenue from imports, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. MORGAN presented 3 petitions of citizens of NewYork, praying for the passage of House bill No. 718, to provide increased revenue from imports, and for other purposes; which were ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. ANTHONY presented a petition of citizens of Little Rock, Arkansas, representing that in May, 1865, a large amount of property in that city was sold for the alleged non-pay.ment of the U.S. direct tax, and re. monstrating against any legislation to remedy the defects of any such sale; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. Mr. SHERMAN. I present a petition of citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio, members of the Cincinnati Relief Union, representing that much distress is occasioned !. the delay in acting upon applications for pensions and bounties under the recent law; that many cases of sad distress have been brought to their knowl. edge where persons have suffered all that it was possible to suffer by the delay in securing to the widows and orphans of soldiers their pensions and bounties. They pray that increased facil. ities may be granted to the Pension Office to enable them to dispose of the cases as they arise, and for authority to extend temporary relief in certain cases. I suppose this petition should go the ComPensions. It was so referred. Mr. SHERMAN. I also offer a petition signed by a number of persons who are either residents or temporary invalids at the Hot Springs in Arkansas. They represent that on account of the difficulty about the title to the lands no improvements can be made to the valuable springs in Arkansas. The title, they think, rests in the U.S., but various parties are claiming it, and on account of the dispute about the title the springs are closed.cannot be improved as they ought to be. I move its reference to the comPubLands.. The motion was agreed to. Mr. SHERMAN also presented 2 peti.tions of citizens of Ohio, praying for the pas; sage of House bill No. 718, to provide increased revenue from imports, and for other purposes; now pending in the Senate; which were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. WILSON presented 5 petitions of officers of the Army, praying for an increase of pay; which were referred to the ComMilAffrs . He also presented a petition of journeymen cigar makers and manufacturers of cigars in Massachusetts, praying for a specific tax of 5 dollars per 1,000 on domestic cigars, and that the present tariff on imported cigars may remain unchanged; and that Congress will alter the present system of stamping by selling stamps to . manufacturers at 5 dollars per 1,000, and increase the penalty for violating the internalrevenue laws; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. DOOLITTLE presented a petition of journeymen cigar makers and cigar manulo turers in Milwaukee, praying for a specific tax of 5 dollars per 1,000 on domestic cigars and that the present tariff on imported cigo may remain unchanged; and that Congresswil alter the present system of stamping by selling stamps to the manufacturers at 5 dollars. 1,000, and increase the penalty for viola.ing the internalrevenue laws; which was to ferred to the ComFinance. PAPERS WITH DRAWN. On motion of Mr. HOWE, it was ith Ordered, That C. B. Gardner have leave to. draw from the filesof the Senatehismemoio.ing for compensation for brick used by thon." States Army during the siege of Nashville, Tenues see, during ille nonth of December, 1804.