Skip Skip PETITIONs, ETC. The following petitions, &c., were presented under the rule, and referred to By the appropriate committees: The SPEAKER: The petition of Steven Heffing ton, and 160 others, loyal citizens of Parker county Texas, asking for protection, and relief from rebei rule. By Mr. BUNDY; The petition of Leo Ebert, John Burgess, and 15 others, citizens of Lawrence county, Ohio, asking that the presenttax oncigars bechanged tao specific tax. By Mr. DAVIS: The petition of R. M. Gere, Robert Gere. W. H. H.; Gere, and 12 others, citizens of des, NewYork, against legislation Ged to reduce the amount of circulating notes, and against compelling cailtlynational banks to redeemtheir circulation in the of NewYork. y Mr. DQNNELLY: The petition of William A. Jackson, and others, citizens of Maple Plain, Henne pin county, Minnesota, in favor of an amendment to the Constitution of the U.S. to give Congress the power to control the question of suffrage, in the States of the Union; also, that Congressprohibit any inequality as to suffrage in the Territories by reason of raCo, color, QI.PlaCe of By Mr. GRTSWoID: Thbeirpteht.ition of a large number of wool growers of Washington county, NewYork, for protection against importation of foreign wools. By Mr. HARDING. of Illinois: The petition of citizens of Moline, Illinois, for preservation of the national currency and against requiring redemption for national bank notes in NewYork. o Mr. HUBBARD, of Connecticut: The petition of Qhauncey Peck, and others, soldiers of the war of 1812, asking By Mr. JULIAN: The petition of 71 citizens of Blackford county, Indiana, praying an amendment 9f the Constitution of the U.S., so that no ine guality shall prevail among citizens on account of birth, race, golor, previous inequality, or previous non-residence bond the preceding year. y, Mr. K00NTZ;. The petition of citizens of Schellesburg and Bedford, in the county of Bedford, in the State of Pennsylvania, against the passage of any act authorizing the curtailment of the national currency, or compelling national banks to redeem their circulating notes in NewYork, or prohibiting them from paying or receiving interest on bank balances. By Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio: The petition of citizens of Urbana, against a reduction of greenback currency. Also, the memorial of Bellefontaine Temple No.22, of Ohio, for an amendment to the Constitution remdering ineligible to election or appointment to any office any person habitually addicted to the use of alcoholic stimulants. By Mr. MQULTON: The petition of citizens of Rosemond, Christian county, Illinois, against any curtailment of By the currency. Mr. NIBLACK; The petition of George Fen drick, and others, of Vincennes, Indiana, praying for a reduction of taxes on cigars. Also, the of GeorgeCaxson, and others, of Evansville, Indiana, praying for a reduction of taxes on?ocigsar.s. ORTH: The petition of numerous citizens of Indiana and Illinois, on the subject of reconstruction. Also, the petition of Captain Thomas W. Fry, of Indiana, asking for relief. By Mr. PLANTS: The petition of Jacob Miller, and 12 others, cigar manufacturers and dealers and growers of tobacco in Washington county, Ohio, asking for such changesin the internalrevenue law asofprevent frauds, and equalize the burdensupon thBeyvarious qualities of tobaccomanufacture. Mr. ROGERS: The {., of J. L. Curtis, Joseph Lepine, George H. Terey, citizens of Morris town, NewJersey, manufacturers of cigars, relative to the present duty. Qn foreign and domestigcigars. By Mr. ROLLINS: The petition of S. D., Downs, and 45 others, citizens of Francestown, Hillsborough county, Newofor a Francestown and NewBoston new post route between in said county. Also, the petition of Joseph B. Walker and Na thaniel Bouton. officersof the NewoHis torical Society, for change in postage laws, so as to permit postageo papers, documents, books forwarded to such societies and public libraries to be paid on delivery, and that the postage thereon be reduced 50%. Also, a petition of Weymouth Bean, of Upper Gil: manton, NewHampshire, for pension, he having lost 2 sons by the war, one in battle, the other by diseasecontracted in Also, the service. the petition of Charles A. Hackett, and 19 others, citizens of Upper Gilmanton, in aid of the petition of Also, said Weymouth Bean. the petition of 110 citizens of Georgia and other States, praying for an amendment to the constitution of the U.S., so that there shall be no inequality among citizens on account of birth, race, color, previous inequality, or previous nonresidence beyond the preceding year, and for removal by immediate legislation of any such inequality from the DistCol, the Territories, and the ten unrestoredStates, and for taking necessarymeas ures for peace, order, justice, and the security of life, liberty, and property in the same.. By Mr. SITGREAVES: The petition from the Union Republican Central Committee, of the city of Elizabeth, NewJersey, for a separateport of entry, and appointment of a collector at that place, &c.;"o: the petition of Livingston, William of the city of Detroit. Michigan, asking for authority to enroll the steam tug John S. Noyes golianweselin the coasting trade of the U.S. By Mr. WARD, of NewYork: The petition of number o, us citizens of Greenwood, Steuben county, NewYork for the increase of the tariff on wool. By Mr. WARNER: The petition of B. G. Warner, and others, manufacturers of cigars, praying for a change of advalorem to specific tax on Clgar8. imported Also, the petition of Charles Parker, for release of manufacturers of hardware from internalrevenue tax on Also, hthaerdpweatirteio.n of Benjamin Douglass, and others, for can buoy and a spar buoy at the mouth of the Connecticut river. By Mr. WENTWORTH: The petition of of Illinois, for increased duties upon wool. citizens