The PRESIDENT protempore, The Chair has received and been requested to present to theSenate the petition of James Dale Johns ton. of Detroit. in the State of Michigan. The petition states that the petitioner is a naturalized citizen of the U.S., having been born a subject of the Crown of GreatBritain, and he suggests that, if he were taken with arms in his hands in war between the U.S and GreatBritain, he would be subject to execution as a traitor according to the laws of Great Brit ain, and he asks thatsuch legislation may be had on the part of Congress as will protect him as an American citizen. If there be no objection, the petition will be received and referred to the ComJudiciary. It is so referred. Mr. SHERMAN presented a resolution of the Legislature of Ohio, in favor of providin, in all laws which may be passed for the equalization ofbounties, the issuing of land warrants, or for any additioaal compensation, that the same may be paid only to the soldier performing the service or his heirs; which was referred tfithe ComMilAffrs and the l Illa Mr. RIDDLE presented the petition of Clement Reeves, a citizen of Delaware, praying congress to make him due allowance orland taken from him by order of the War Dept in 1863, uponwhich a fortification called “ Ten Gun Battery" was erected o posite Fort Dela ware, for the defense of the Helaware river and the city of Philadelphia, which is still garrisoned by U.S. troops and held as a permanent fortification; which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. HARRIS. I present a memorial of a large number of citizens of the city of Buffalo, NewYork, protesting againstthe continuance of the reciprocity treaty and against any treaty affecting trade with Canada and recommending that Congress shall retain this whole matter in its own hands. providing for intercourse with the British Provinces in the same manner, by tariff, as with foreign nations. I hardly know what direction this memorial should take, but I believe that similar memorialshnve generally one to the Committee on Foreign Rgelations. move the reference of this memorial to that committee. The motion was agreed to. Mr. SUMNER presented the petition of Charles Grafton Page, of Washington DistCol, praying thatapatent maybe issued to him for his invention of a magnetoelectrics aratus for aduinistering electricity asareme, or diseases, a distinguishing feature of which invention is an automatic circuitbreaker; which was referred to the ComPatents and the Patent Office. He also presented a petition of citizens of Monroe county, Pennsylvania, praying for such an amendment of the constitution of the U.S. as will forever prohibit any State from making any distinction in civil rights and privileges among citizens of the U.S. on account of race or color; which was referred to the JtCommee to inquire into the condition of the socalled confederate States. Mr. WILSON presented the petition ofElisha Baxter, late colonel of the 4th regiment arkansas mounted infantry, in the service of the U.S., praying that the officers and men of that command may be compensated for services rendered and property lost. as they would have been had they been mustered on the day of their respective enlistments; which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. RAMSEY presented amemorial from the StPaul Board of rade, asking for the improvement of the upperMississippi river, no such arrangements with the BHIS Provinces as will secure the freedom of the Welland and StLaw rence canals to American vessels, and the enlargement of those canals by the Canadian government to a capacity sufficient to pass vessels of 1000 tons burden from Superior or Chicano to the ocean; and also that a conference y commissioners be held between the Governments of the U.S and the English Provinces on this continent. with a view to the adjustment, on a liberal and satisfactory basis, of commercial relations upon the northern frontier of the U.S.; which was referred to the ComCommerce. He also presented the petition ofJ. B. Braden, William S. Comb, and S. P. apd P. F. Hodges, praying for compensation for articles furnished by them upon a requisition of the military authoritiesin September, 1862; which wasreferred to the ComClaims. Mr. MORGAN presented a memorial of asst assessors of internalrevenue in the 30th district of NewYork, praying that the compensaton ofasst assessors may be fixed at 4 dollars perday; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. FESSENDEN presented a petition of citizens of N ewberry NCarolina, praying to be relieved from the payment of retrospective taxes claimed to bedue under and by virtue of an ordinance of the convention of NCarolina passed and ratified on the 18th ofOctoher, 1865; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. Mr. BUCKALEW presented ten petitions, signed by 365 non-commissioned Officersand privates of the volunteer army of the U.S. who enlisted in the years 1861 and 1802, praying for additional bounty so as to place them on an equal footing with soldieis who entered the service in 1863 and 1864; which were referred to the ComMilAffr and the Militia. He also presented the petition of Jacob Tice and 75 others, citizens of Marion, Berks county, Pennsylvania, praying for an amendment of the internalrevenue laws in respect to taxes assessed on clothing made to or or by tailors for customers; which was re ferred to the ComFinance.