Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS.R. GRIMES. I present the memorial of H. Nielander and sundry others, citizens of Lansing, in the State of Iowa, remonstrating against the passage of a law which will authorizethe erection of bridges across the Missis sippi river that will be obstructions to the nav iation thereof. The subject, I believe, is before the Senate now, and Iwill therefore move that the memorial lie on the table. “was so ordered. Mr. HOWE presented the memorial of the Sugar River Valley Railroad Company, praying for a grant of lands to aid in the construction of their road from Freeport, Illinois, to Madison, Wisconsin; which was referred to the ComPubLands. Mr. SUMNER. I present the petition of George W. Lake late 2nd lieutenant of the 9th Veteran licserve corps, in which he humbly rays Congress to take measures to secure the trial of JeffersonDavis by a Military commission to be convened by the POTUS under the authority of the Congress of the U.S., and he rocceds to set forth sundr reasons in detail or his raycr. Among other thin, he says “The I merican people demand this trial of JeffersonDavis by a militar commission, so that justice may be done to e American people and the 1,000s of Union soldiers who have gone to their final restinglaces through the traitorous acts of the said JeffersonDavis, as well as iistice to the said prisoner." He then says that his petition is not drawn up out of a desire for revenge, but that the prisoner, JeffersonDavis, may have the propermode of trial rescribed for all prisoners of war, and by which traitors have been tried before; that the American people consider JeffersonDavis a prisoner of war, captured by the Union forces, and they also consider that their representatives in Congress have the power to bring him to trial as soon as possible, in such a way as they think proper. I offered the other (in a petition somewhat similar in character to t is, which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . I ask the same reference of this petition. It was so referred. Mr. MORRILL presented the petition of Graham J. Lester, of NewYork, praying that the SecyTreasury may be authorized to issue to him an American register for the Prussian built bark Margot; which was referred to the ComCommerce. Mr. CHANDLER presented the memorial of George W. Fisk, praying for compensation for services rendered1 as U.S. consul at Ningpo, China, and for damages incurred by reason of the protest and return of his drafts to China; which was referred to the ComCommerce. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.