Skip Skip PETITIONS 1m MEMORIALS.R. MORGAN presented the petition of Charles W. Whitney praying for additional compensation for building the iron clad gun boat Kcokuk; which was referred to the ComNavAffrs. Mr. COWAN presented the petition of John A. Wood, and others, representing that they are engaged in running coal to market down the Ohio river from Pittsburg, and that in the prosecution of that business they are much annoyed and suder great loss of property by the bad navigation of the upperOhio river, and praying that Congress will grant the necessary assistance for the purpose of preventin the evil of which they comriisin; which was refined to the Committee on ommerce. He also presented 21 petitions nu merously signed by citizens of Delaware county, Pennsylvania, praying for such a modification of the interim revenue laws as will tend to mlieve the manufacturing and laboring interests from the oppressive burdens under which they now suffer; which were referred to the ComFinance. Mr. WILLEY. I present the memorial of 162 citizens of Harpers Ferry, WestVirginia, settin forth the fact that they purchased omestcadsin thatvilliige from the (fiivernment of the U.S., and contribnted to the building up of the town, with the assurance of the Geiernment that the armory established there would be permanent; but in consequence of the results frowing out of the war the armory has cease to employ any hands there in the service of the Government, so thatwork has been discontinued, and they are nearl ruined in consequence of the depreciation of their property growing out of those facts; and they conclude by asking that the Government may dispose of the property owned by it at the junction of the rivers to a manufacturing company or otherwise, so that the property may be still valuable, otherwise they willJ be utterly ruined. I ask the reference of this memorial to the ComMilAffrs . It was so referred. Mr. CRESWELL presented the ctition of George C. Cooperand John G. itchell, on behalf of a large number of citizens of Prince George county, Maryland, praying for the establishment of a post route from Buena Vista to Mitchellsville and Coopersville, in that county; which was referred to the ComPostOffices. Mr. POMEROY presented the memorial of Lucy B. Armstrong, in behalf of certain stew ards of the Wy and ot and Quindare mission. Kansas conference of the Methodist church, praying for an Epise opal appropriationo $6,000 for the purpose of builing churches and en closing the graveyards of the Wy and ot Indians with permanent enclosures; which was referred to the ComIndAffrs. PAPERS WITHDRAWN. On motion of