Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS.R. HOWE presented the petitipn of U. H. Kendall and other citizens of Wisconsin, praying for the establishment of a mail route from wrightstown to Pauqnctte in that State; which was referred to the ComPostOllices. Mr. HOWE. lalso desireto present a petition, and I do so with pleasure, very numer ously signed by citizens of Kcnosha, in “is cousin asking that the Constitution of the U.S. may be amended: 1st, so that the President and VEEP may be cho senby the qualified voters oithe U.S. directly, without the intervention of electoral colleges, and for one term only; 2nd. so that the qualifications of voters for President and VEEP and Representatives in Congress may be established on an impartial just, and constitutional basis; imparting and limiting the privilege of voting for those officeis, to those citizens who can read and who comply with the other conditions and requirements made by the laws of the States respect ively; proiided, that no one shall he abridged or utiected in the enjoyment ofiliis franchise by reason of race, color, descent or social condition, and that no one shall be distranchised who already enjoys it under existing laws. move the reference of this petition to the JtCommee of 15. l he motion was agreed to. Mr. HO“ E. 1 also present a petition from citizens of the same place asking that such conditions may be imposed upon the rebel States as shall punish treason at least with ineligibility to office and loss of power, and reward loyalty with confidence and ionor; and which shall demand. as an evidence of sincere loyalty and good faith on the part of those States, the abolition of all distinctions in their constitutions and laws, on account of color or race; and that these provisions may be secured by such amendments to the Constitution as are necessary to that. end. 1 move that this petition be referred to the committee of15. The motion was agreed to. Mr. POMEROY presented the petition of haddeus Hyatt, praying for an extension of is patent for improvements in vault covers; which was referred to the ComPatents and the Patent Office. Mr. WiLSUN. I present the Petition of Ezra Dodge and several hundred other citizens of the towns of Dnnvers, South quanvers, and Topslield. in Essex county. Massachusetts, asking the Government in reconstructing the rebellious States to punish treason at least with ineligibility to office and loss of power, and to reward loyalty to the Government. 1 move its relereuce to the ComReconstruction. It was so referred. Mr. HAltltiS presented a memorial of citizens of Clinton county. NewYork. remon strating against the renewal of the so ealled reciprocity treaty; which was referred to the ComForRel. Mr. CHANDLER. presented a memorial of officers of the U.S. Army. praying for increased ay; which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. FESSENDEN presented the memorial of Colonel Julius W. Adams, of the city of NewYork, engineer, setting forth certain tncts relative to the burning of etroleum as fuel under marine and other boi ers, and asking for an appropriation of $5,000. to be expended under the direction of the Secremry of the Navy, at the Brooklyn navy yard, for the iirpose of ascertaining the calorific wer an economic value of petroleum as fue for steam purposes 1 as compared with anthradte coal as now usedin the U.S. Navy; which was referred to the ComNavAffrs. Mr. HEN Dlli CKS presented 2 memorials of the Indiana Soldiers Association, iraying for the enactment of a national militia law and for an equalization of the bounties paid to soldiers in the late war; which were referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. GRIMES presented a memorial from the Legislature of Iowa. praying for a grant of Lad to aid in the construction lthe Iowa Cen tral railroad; which was referred to the comPubLands. PAPERS WITHDRAWN. On motion of