Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS.R. MORGAN. I present a memorial of citizens of Clinton county. NewYork, in which they represent that they are engaged in the pursuits of agriculture. mining, commerce and the mechanic arts and would be at the present time enjoying the benefits which flow from the legislation that protects industry if it were not for the exceedingly heavy excise tax imposed on them by the war. They go on and state further that the duties on imports do not correspond, with the excise tax, and they “fly for increased duties on imports wherever t 10same are needed for the full protection of home labor. I move that the memorial be referred to the ComFinance. The motion was agreed to. Mr. CONNESS presented amemorial of the Legislature of C fornia, in favor of certain amendments to an act to aid in the construction of an overland railroad and telegraph line; which was ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Mr. STEWART presented resolutions of the Legislature of Nevada, in favor of a speedy trial ofJeffersonDavis; which were orderedt lie on the table, and be printed. He also presented a memorial of the Legislature of Nevada, remonstrating against the sale of the mineral lands; which was referred the ComMining., He also presented resolutions of the Legislature of Ifhvada, in favor of the enforcement, of the Monroe doctrine in Mexico; which were i referred to the ComForRel. He also presented 5 petitions of officers of the Nay attached to the navy yard at Mare, Island, California. praying for increased compensation; which were referred to the ComNavAffrs. Mr. CHANDLER presented the memorial of the Board of Tra e of Detroit, Michigan, praying for an increase of the duties on cop r; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. CRAGIN A. Cushman. of I to presented the petition of F. NewHampshire, a manufacturer of agricultural implements, praying to be relieved from the excessive duplication O taxes which now bears so heavily upon that branch of industry; which was referred to the comFinance. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.