Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS.R. SUMNER presented 2 petitions of soldiers who volunteered and enlisted in the service of the U.S. for the term of 9 months in the autumn of 1862 praying that a bonnt of 25 dollars, which at that time they a lege they had reason to expect, be paid to them; which were referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. SUMNER. I also offer a petition from the members of the African Methodist Zion church, of the borough of York, in Pennsylva uia, setting forth that in many of the States at this moment no such thing as a RFG exists, an praying Congress to rant a remedy for that case. I also offer a simi ar tition from the Past Grand Masters council o. 2, of the Patriarchal Order of Past Grand Masters of the Grand United Order of Odd Fel lows, praying Congress to secure a RFG in certain States. ask the reference of these petitions to the JtCommee of 15 on reconstruction. They were so referred. Mr. SUMNER. I also offer a petition offifiy 7 colored men of the city of Montgomery, Alabama, in which they remonstrate against a requisition recently made by the Governor of Alabama on the U.S. for arms and am munition to equip 104 companies of militia. They set forth the danger to which the colored people will be exposed in their persons and property by the arming of 2 militia companies in every county of the State. There is no pretext, they say, even that there is any danger to i be public peace to be apprehended from the colored people of the State. I must say, in presenting this petition, which is both a petition and a remonstrance, that I sympathize with it entirely, and I protest against the militia of Alabama being armed at this momentat the expense of the national Government. I move the reference of this petition to the JtCommee of 15. The motion was agreed to. Mr. FOOT presented the memorial of Janes, Fowler, Kirtland & Co., praying for compensation for damages alleged to have been sustained by them in consequence of the suspension of the work on the dome of the Ca itol in May, 1861, by order of the SecyWar; which was referred to the ComClaims. Mr. WILLEY presented the petition of Charles H. Upton, praying for compensation for alleged damages to his property in Fairfax and Alexandria counties, ihrginia, by U.S. tree 8, which was referred to the ComClaims. Mr. TRUMBULL presented a petition of the members of the bar of the State and district of Kansas, praying for an increase of the salary of the U.S. district judgefor that. district; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. maroars or coniiurrrnns. Mr. TRUMBULL, from the ComJudiciary, to whom was referred a memorial of colored citizens of Coloradopterritory, remonstrating against the admission of that territory as a State until the word “white” be erased from its constitution, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject and that it be referred to the ComTerritories" which was eed to. Mr. LANE, of Indiana, from c ComPensions, to whom was referred a bill (S.No.22) supplementary to the several new relating to pensions, asked to be discharged from its further consideration; which was agreed to. He also, from the same committee to whom was referred the petition of Samuel Graves, late a private in the 9th regiment of RhdIsland volunteers, prayin to be allowed an Invalid pension, reported a versely thereon. He also, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Bridget Stone, widow of John Stone, praying to be allowed arrears of pension, submitted an adverse report, and asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject; which was agreed to. He also, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Frances S. Rich ardson, widow of the late Major General 1. B. Richardson, prayin for an increase of pension, reported adversely thereon, and asked to be dischnrged from its further consideration; which was agreed to.