Skip Skip PETITIONS, ETC. The followin petitions. dro. w. ere presentedunder the rule and reerred toappropriatecommittees: B the SPEAKER: A memorial of widows and orp ansof Richmond. Virginia. asking that. as the confederate debt. has been repudiated. Coneress should declarenull and void all contracts.bargains and sales of real estatemadeduring the existence of the confedernc by. By Mr. BARB R: A petition from citizensofBlair county. Pennsylvunlu.askin Congressto so amend the tariff as to protect the abor of American citizensto the extent of the difference of cost of labor and capital here and ahrpnd.with the addition of taxes paid by amerirnn industrial products from which the foreign are free. Also. 2 petitionsfrom citizens of Mifllin county. Pennsylvania. asking for the passageof such reve nue laws as will aflord uioro ainplo protection to American capital and labor. Also. a petition frorn citizens of Mifllin county. Pennsylvania. asking that Congressmay enact such laws to regulate interState insurancesof all kinds aswill offerthe greatest securityfor the interestspro tectedby policies. he. Also. apetition from the boatmen on the line of the Pennsylvania canal. for a changein the revenue aws. Also. a petition from citizens of Hollidaysbnrg, Blair county. Pennsylvania. asking for protection to American industry. Also. 5 petitions from citizensof Cambria county. Pennsylvania. praying Congress to so amend the tsriff as to protect the labor or American citizens to the extent of the differenceof cost oflabor and capital hero and abroad. With the addition of the taxes paid by American industrial products from which the foreign are free. Mr. BOYhIt: The petition ofcertnin brewersof the U.S. pro in that in the arrangement of the tariff betwcen the U.S and the brit ish Provinces in North America. the duty on barley may befixed at a rntethat will not lessenthemanu facture of malt liquors or induce the useof foreigningredients. By Mr. DAVIS: The petition of I. I. FfiFblO,ed ward Webster and 260thers. citizens of Onondaga county. N cw I ork. praying for increasedprotection to the produccrsof American wool. By A Sayinizsr. BDnnAkW.rEcSm:on Tshte memorinl of North Adams nting againsttaxmgde osits. By Mr. DAWSON: he petition of Philip obin son. Peter Benshcll and others. brewersin Luzerno county. Pennsylvania. asking thatthe tariff between the U.S. ii nd the British pomcssionsbe so adustedas to permit the introduction ofbrirley. y Mr. ECK EY; The petition of William Leas and 56others.woul groworsof J cifersoncounty.Ohio. askin an additional tax on wool. By Mr. HENDERSON: A memorial from the oth cers of the navyyard at Mare Island. California. for increaseof pay. Also. a memorial from 202citizens of Washington Territoryjn referenceto the Oregon and Washington Territory war debt. ofIgeMorr.g H0O OBUP.pEtRo.n. oafnMdaoituhnecrhs, usshciptt so w Tnheerms.ien mfaovrioarl of a revision of the import duties and internal tax to reducethe cost of shipbuilding. Also. the memorial of Chelsea Savings Bank. for exemption from tax on their de osits. Also. thememorialcfIchnbod o odw ina.ndothers. shipowners. to reliove the shipping interests from taxation. Mr. HUBBARD. of NewYork: The memorial of the North American Lloyd Transatln tic Steam ship Company.prayinithnt a subsidyof “.00operannurn for 4 years e granted them for carrying the mail in 1st class vesselsnow owned by them from NewYork to Southampton and Bremen and back twice permonth each way and that an additional compensation be allowed them when the service shall be increasedto n weckly. &c. By Mr. INGERSOLL: The petition of citizens of Wctherslicld and other towns in Ithaca. for a law reulatin insurances. I By MnfiASSON: The petition of Thomas J. Hon dr and 6.1 others.for e unlimtion of bounties. byMr. Karenina: hcpptition of u. 1). Gay. GeorgeLondon and others.citizens of New Lebanon. Columbia county. NewYork. for an additional duty on foreign wool. By Mr. LAFLIN: The petition of citizens of JOL ferson and Lewis counties.NewYork. in favor of the establishmentofjust and equal Iaws for the regulation ofinter Statu insurance of all kinds. By Mr. MORRIS: The petition of Joseph C. Shel ton and 75others.asking tor an increaseof duty on foreign wool. By Mr. PAI. E: The petitiop of A. A. Strohn. H. G. ltcitzciistcin and others.citizensof Wisconsin.for modification of pX1lSE tax on cigars. By Mr. PEltllAM: The petition of Mrs.