Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS. The PRESIDENT protem are presented a letter of the Governor of the Territory of colorado, transmitting a memorial of colored citizens of that Territory on the subject of the admission of Colorado asa Stateinto the Union; which was referred to the ComTerritor. Mr. SUMNER. I present a memorial of the bishops, elders, and ministers of the African Methodist Eiscopal church of the Missouri district, in wtheh they set forth the grievances they are now suffering, and ask Congress to so sha e the laws for reconstruction as to secure to the colored man in the several States to be reconstructed civil privileges and political right; and privileges, including the elective franchise and all other rights to which they are entitled under a RFG. This memorial, as I understand, comes from 300 ordained ministers, representing 90,000 communicants of the church. It is accompanied by a report of the proceedings of the annual conference. I move the reference of the petition and of the accompanying report to the JtCom on reconstruction. The motion was agreed to. Mr. SUMNER. I also offer the memorial of the bishops, elders, and ministers of the african Methodist Episcopal church in the U.S., and members of the Indiana district, in annual conference assembled at S ringfield, in the State of Illinois, setting forth the wrongs the colored people suffer, particularly in the late rebel States, and asking Congress especially to give them protection through the elective franchise. This memorial proceeds from the Representatives of 60,000 persons, and is si edby the presiding bisho of the African Mirfhodist Episcopal church. this accompanied by certain papers and a report of the meeting of the conference. I move the reference of the petition and accompanying papers to the JtComReconstruction. The motion was agreed to. Mr. WILSON presented the petition of The odore H. Green and other citizens of Pennsylvania, praying for an amendment of the reve nue laws, so as to secure the amplestprotcction to American industry; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented a petition of citizens of the U.S., praying for the absolute e unlity of political as well as civil rights before o law of the single States as wellss the Union for all citizens of the U.S., to whom belong all persons not excluded by the constitution; universal suffrage; the prohibition of all class legislation and of all property qualification; the prohibition of all restrictions on free speech, free press, free assemblage, and free instruction; and protection to free intercOurse and personal ety; which was referred to the JtComReconstruction. Mr. RIDDLE presented a memorial of the Wilmington Savings Fund Society, located at Wilmington, Delaware, praying to be relieved from the tax on its deposits; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. HOWARD presented a memorial of the Board of Trade of hicago, Illinois, praying for an appropriation for the improvement of marquette harbor, on Lake Superior; which was referred to the ComCommerce. Mr. HOWE presented the memorial of John Baird, and other Indians of the Oneida tribe, residing near Green Bay, Wisconsin, praying for a grant of a bountyland warrant of 160 acres each, for services remdered by their futers and other relatives in the war of 1812; which was referred to the ComPensions. He also presented a petition of citizens of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, praying for an appropriation to build a brcakWuter at Marquette ay, on Lake Superior; which was referred to the ComCommerce. He also presenteda petition of members of the bar of the circuit court of the U.S. for the district of Wisconsin, prayin that the district of Wisconsinmay be transferre from the 9th to the 8th judicial circuit; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. Mr. ANTHONY presented the petition of Theodore G. Eiswald, of Providence, RhdIsland, praying that the Treasurer of the U.S. he directed to issue to him 2 7 30 U.S. bonds in lieu ofbonds numbered 104, 152 and 104, 153, of the denomination of $1,000 each, which were burned on the 8th of October, 1865, having been deposited in a stove for safe keeing; which was referred to the Committee on lnims. He also presented the petition of Joseph L. Smith and others, praying that each common school in the country be furnished with the Presidents annual mess c and accom nying documents which was reerred to the comthe. ludiciary. He also presented the petition of Wilson D. Burlingame, late acting masters mate in the U.S. Nav, and William Peterkin, late acting engineer, U.S. Navy, officers in charge of the 2nd cutter of the Shamrock, on an expedition with Lieutenant Cushing, of the U.S. Navy, up the Roanoke river, on the 27th of October, 1864, praying for adistributive share of the rize money resulting from the blowing up of the rebel ram Albemarle; which was referred to the ComNavAffrs. Mr. SHERMAN presented a petition of citizens of Ohio, soldiers in the Army of the U.S. under the calls of 1861 and 1862 by the President for troops to put down the robelion, praying for an equalization of their bounties with those who enlisted at a later period; which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. CONNESS. I present the petition of John A. Sutter, one of the earliest, and perhaps the earliest, pioneer and settler of California, who sets forth in his petition all the an cumstances connected with is early immigration into that country, and the fact of nts of land having being made to him by the I exican Government, the impediments found in the way of their confirmation caused by the laws of the U.S and the action of citizens of the U.S., and asking that compensation may be paid to him for injurics in those respects; on also setting forth the many acts of material hospitality and services rendered by him to the early immigrants to that country. ccompany listing the petition there is a statement addressed to the Senate and HoRep of the U.S. by the present Governor of California commending the case of John A. Sutter to Congress. I move that the petition and accompanying papers be referred to the ComcClaims, and printed. The motion was agreed to. Mr. CONNESS. I also present the memorial of colonel Redick McKee, a citizen of California, addressed to the Senate of the U.S., setting forth that he occupied the position of ComrIndnAffr in that State at an early period, that his accounts have remained unsettle up to the present time, and that he is engaged at this time in an etfort to brin about a complete settlement. Accom anyingt is me moria are memorandums of is accounts. I move that they be referred to the ComIndAffrs, and that the memorial, which is very brief, and the accompanying papers, be printed. The motion was agreed to. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from dischargled Officers oi the late volunteer army, praying that the Veteran Reserve corps be retained as a part of the standing Army of the U.S.; which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. GU HRIE presented a petition of man tua and dress makers of the city of Louisville, Kentucky, praying for the repeal of the internalrevenue tax upon mantua and dress makin; which was referred to the ComFinance. THB TARIFF QUESTION.