Skip Skip PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. WILSON Presented 2 petitions of officers of the Army and Marine corps of the U.S., praying for an increase of their pay by restoring the commutation of the Army ration to 50 cents; which were referred to the ComMilAffrs . He also Presented a petition of officers of the U.S. Army, praying for an increase of pay; which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. MORGAN Presented a petition of citizens of the county of Orange, State of NewYork, who were formerly enlisted men of the Ordnance corps, praying that they may be included in the act.Congress providing for additional bounty; which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. FOWLER Presented the petition of James Fulton, paymaster U.S. Navy, praying to be relieved from all responsibility or a deficiency in the clothing and small store account of the “inspection, ” discovered in October, 1866, the same having been stolen by the clerk of the “inspection;” which was referred to the ComNavAffrs. Mr. SUMNER. I Present 28 different petitions from citizens of NCarolina, white and black, in which they ask Congress, by its lawmaking power, to establish a loyal civil government in NCarolina; one that shall be on a thoroughly loyal basis, so that NCarolina may be restored to her place in the Union. I ask that these 28 petitions, numerously signed, be referred to the JtCom on Reconstruction. They were so referred. Mr. SHERMAN. I Present a petition signed by nearly all the members of the General assembly of the State of Ohio, praying that a specific duty of one dollar per gallon may be levied on imported wine. ey state at length the great progress that has been made in the cultivation of the grape and the manufacture of wine in the U.S., and they claim that a specific duty such as they propose would afford a sufficient revenue to the Government and give a much needed protection to this new and valuable branch of American industry, and that in a short time it would enable the domes tic wine to supersede the foreign article. As this subject has been disposed of in the Senate for the Present I move that this petition lie on the table. The motion was agreed to. Mr. CHANDLER Presented the petition of James C. Darragh, formerly 2nd lieutenant company K, 9th Michigan cavalry volunteers, praying for an increase of pension;, which was referred to the ComPensions. He also Presented a resolution adopted at a meeting of the manufacturers and others interested, in the city of Detroit, on the 25th of Jan uary, 1867, in favor of a removal of the 5%: revenue tax imposed on ers; manufactur which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. JOHNSON Presented a memorial of citizens of Little Rock, Arkansas, rePresenting that a large amount of property in that city was sold in May, 1865, for the non-payment of tihneg aUgnaiitnesdt States direct tax, and remonstrat the o of any law designed to remedy the defects in the sa e; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. M coOF MICHIGAN. t". NDLER Presented the followin resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan; which were read and ordered to lie on the table, and be printed: Resolvedbythe HoRep (the senate concurring.) That the action of the Congress of the U.S. in promptly passing over the President's veto the annulling all distinction on accountof color in the exerciseof the elective franchise in the District of the hearty and unqual Cifoieludmabpiparmovearlitosfatnhdisre Legisslature. Resolved, (the Senate concurring,) That the Clerk of this House cause a copy of the foregoing resolution to be forwarded to each of RePresentatives the Senators and in Congressfrom this State. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.