Skip Skip PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. WILSON presented a petition of officers of the U.S. Army, praying for an increase of compensation; o: was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. WADE presented a memorial of citizens of Ohio, remonstrating against the passage of any law authorizing the curtailment of the national currency, or a return within a limited time to specie payments, and against compel ling all national banks to redeem their notes in NewYork, or prohibiting them from paying or receiving interest on bank balances; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. HOWE presented a petition of citizens of Kingston, Green Lake county, Wisconsin, praying for the passage of House bill No 718, to."provide increased revenue from imports, for other purposes, now pending in the Senate; which was ordered to lieupon the table. He also presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin, in favor of the passage of a bill providing for placing on the pension rolls all of the surviving soldiers of the war of 1812; which was referred to the ComPensions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. FESSENDEN presented a petition of citizens of NewYork, praying for an increase of the duty on all importations of foreign wool; which was ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. EDMUNDS presented the memorial of the 1st National Bank of St.Albans, Wer mont, praying that the SecyTreasury may be authorized to issue the sum of $28, 650 of 7 30 notes bearing date of August 15, 1864, in lieu of that amount be longing to the Government stolen from the bank October 19, 1864, by rebels in the St.Albans raid; which was referred to the ComClaims. Mr. SUMNER. I present the petition of freedmen of the State of Georgia, in which they ask, Congress for their protection to. the southern States into Territories. They say that “then you can enforce our right to suffrage on them and make us free, or rather complete our freedom.” They also ask that the war debt shall be paid out of captured property, and they. if: “You know the property of the conquered always belongs to the captor.” This petition is signed by these freedmen who have made their marks. I ask its reference to the JtCom on Reconstruction. It was so referred. Mr. RIDDLE presented theoof Mrs. Olivia W. Cannon, widow of the late Joseph S. Cannon, U.S. Navy, who was honored by a vote of thanks by Congress and presented a sword for his gallantry in the battle on Lake Champlain, asking for a pension; which was referred to the ComPensions. Mr. TRUMBULL presented the petition of E. B. Phillips, President of the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company, praying for a reduction of the duty on steel and iron used for railroad purposes; which was ordered to lie upon the table. He also presented the petition of Thomas L. Morgan, praying that American registers may be granted to the following Canadian built vessels, namely: the bark Arabia, of Montreal, the bark Valetta, of Saint Catharines, and the bark Pride of America, of Saint Catharines; which was referred to the ComCommerce. Mr. HARRIS presented a petition of citizens of NewYork, praying for the passage of House bill No. 718, to provide increased revenue from imports, and of other purposes, now pending in the Senate; which was ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. WADE presented a petition of citizens of Ohio, praying for the passage of House bill No. 718, to provide increased revenue from imports, and for other purpose, now pending in the Senate; which was ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. FRELINGHIYSEN presented a pe. tition of citizens of Trenton, R. Jersey, interested in the manufacture of chains, praying for an increase of the duty on all importations of foreign chains; which was ordered to lie upon the table.