Skip Skip PETITIONS, ETC. The following petitions.850.w. ere presentedunder the rule and referredtothe appropriate committees: By Mr. BEAMAN: The petition of E. B and 120others, Ward. citizens of Michigan. praying that a tariff may be levied sufficient to give adequatepro tection to American labor. By Mr. COBB: The petition of William Blake. of Fox Lake. Wisconsin. for back pension. Also, the petition of citizens of Reedsburg. Sank county. Wisconsin, for a general law regulating the businessof insurance. Also. the petition cfM. C. Waite, and others citizens ofbBiiraboo. Sank county, Wisconsin, on the same so ject. By Mr. CONKLING: The petition of citiiiens of Washington, asking the passageofan actto incorporate the American Life Insurance Company. By Mr. (.ULLOM: 2 separate petitions signed by a large number of citizens of “foodford county. Illinois. praying that Congress shall increase the tariff upon importvdwool. By Mr. DARLING: The petition of William R. Allen. late colonel of the 1st and 145th proimentsNewYork volunteers, for relief. By Mr. D VIS: The petition of Marshall Parks, president of the Albeinarle and ChesapeakeCapal Company of NCarolina and Virginia, praying for aid in improving the natural channels connect in different portions of said canal. fly Mr. DAWES: The petition of William Gold thwait and 437others. citizens of Massachusetts, praying for legislation making 8 hours a legal dulyfor labor in the public works. y Mr. DEFREES: The petition of citizens of Allen county. Indiana, asking for an increaseof the turitf on wool. By Mr. ECKLEY: The petition of 315wool growers of Carroll county. Ohio. asking an additional duty on wool. By Mr. EGGLESTON: The petition ofJ. W. Don ohcw, and 4) others, merchantsof Cincinnati. praying that steamboat! may be permitted to transport gunpowderin iron kegs and that a licenseshall not O reimired for such purposes. By Mr. HALE: The ctition of Jason Brnman and others.citizens of excounty. NewYork. for protection to American industry. Also, the petition of Joseph Haviland and others. citizens of Warren county. NewYork. for increasedduties on forei 11wool. Also. the petition of ermon 0. Matthews and others, citizens of Clinton and Essex counties. New kork, for protection to American wool growers. Also.the petitionof WinslowC. Watson.andothers, citizens of Chesterfield.Essex county, NewYork. for samepurpose. Also. theyetition of Foster Breed and others and ctition of. C.Breveot and others.citizensoferowa oint, hhsexcounty. NewYork, for snnic purpose. Also, the petition of Charles N. Williams and others.citizens of Elizabethtown, Essexcounty.NewYork. for samepurpose. Also. the petition of Rosman Fenton and others, and petition of Charles 11.Walker, and others citi aensof North Hudson. Essexcounty. NewYork, for samepurpose. Also. the Gctition of William H. George, and others, citizens of t. Armand, Essex county,Iew York. for samepurpore. By Mr. HENDERSON: The petition of citizens of Washington county.Pennsylvanimaskingan increase of dutxion imported wool. By Mr. HOLMES: The petition of George Mc Chcsny and others, for American register tor the schoonerJessie Congerof Bellevillc. By Mr. HUBBELL. ofOhio: The petition W. Stevens yr" and 106others. citizens aonfdGewcorofiogrowers of Llnion county. Ohio. praying for increased duties on imported wool. By Mr. J. HUMPHBEY: The petition of G. F. Sherman and others.for the regulation of the weigh i of exports and other purposes. Mr. HUBBARD. ct" estVirginia: The petition of. A. Parkinson and 32other persons.citizens of Brooke county. WestVirginia. using an increaseof the rate of duty on wool of foreign rowth. By Mr. LA“ RENCE of Ohio: he petition of A. B. C. Hitchcock and others. of Shelby county. Ohio. in favor of a duty on foreign wools of ten cents perpound and ten ier cent. adoalorem. By Mr. LAW RENCE. of Pennsylvania: Several petitions from citizens of Lawrence and Washington fcooruenigtines Pennsylvania. for an increaseof duties on wools. By Mr.MORRILL: The petition of 3.000 citizens of Windsor county. Vermont. praying that the tariff laws be cliangedso asto giro the wool grower equal protection Withthemanufacturer. By Mr. BICRUERIThe petition of F. F. Low and footrheeirgsn.csiatilzt.ens of California, for additional duty on By Mr. MOULTON: The petition from citizens of Bond county, Illinois, praying for increased tuifion the importation of foreign wool. Also. the petition ofcitizens of groene county. Illinois. praying for a national tax of 2 dollars perhead on dogs. By Mr. MckEE: The petition of Johnson A. Da yldson. for additional compensationfor carrying the ma. By Mr. MORRIS: Concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of the state of NewYork. declarin that noneof the rebelliousStatesshouldshare in the legislation of the nation until they are actually in loyal harmony with the national Government and that than their Representativesmustbeand have been at all timesloyal to said Government. Also the petition of Farley Holmes. Esq" of Penn Yon, NewYork, and many others.asking for some law in relation to interstateinsurances. Also, 2 petitions. numeronsly signed by citisens of the 25th congressional district in the State of NewYork. Askingfor an increase of duty on foreign wool. By Mr. PAINE: The petition of Littcl & Smith, and others.citizens of Milwaukee. for the enactment of a law regulating insurancein the several States. Also. the petition of L. C Smith and others, citizens of We worth county.Wise onsin. for tarilfupon foreign wools. By Mr. PRICE: The petition of asstassessor: of t ic 2nd congressional district of Iowa. asking for additional compensation. ByMr.STEVEN.: ResolutionsofcitizensofNorth gpm stead.NewYork. relative to the civil rights 1 l. c. By Mr. UPSON: The petition of George w. Van Akin, and 73others. Citizens of Girard. Branch count3, Michigan. praying for an increaseof duties on foreign W0. By Mr. WARD: The petition ofHon. John J. Nix, ms or of the city of Elmira. NewYork and others. in over of an increaseof the tariffon cigars. Also, the petition of64 wool growers. of the connty of Slteuben. in favor of an increaseof the dill HI on woo.; By Mr. WELKER: The petitions of J. W. Wor cester, and 620thers w. ool growersof Pittsfleld town shi; of Thomas King, and 33 others, wool growers of Hilton township: and J. L. Fisher and 47 others, wool growers of Graflop township. Lorain county, Ohio. asking for protection on wool.