Skip Skip PETITIONS, ETC. The followin.petitions. kc" werepresented under the rule and reerred to the appropriate committees: By the SlEAItLR: The proceedings of a public meetingof Union men in Overton county, Tennessee. siiped by ll4voters thereof. y. BROOMALL: ths petitions of citizens of the ies of Chcsterund Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. asking an appropriation for the harbor of the former cit liy. Mr. DRIGGS: The petition of Jonathan Day ton and 2000thers, citir.ens of Grand Blanc, Michigan asking for an increaseofduty on wool. Also. the petition of J. S. Judson and 50 others. citizens of Bay City. Michigan. for a law to regulate insurance betiveen the States. By Mr. DAWSON: The petition of 80 citizens of Fayette county. Pennsylvania. asking for the establishment of a post route from Farmin ton to Bran doiiville. Virginia. with a new past O cc located at Shinbone Alley. Wharton township. Fayette county. aforesaid. By Mr. IELIOT: The petition of W. W. Grape and others.citizens of Massachusetts, praying that compensationmay he allowed to the officers and crew of the Kearsarge for the destruction of the Alabama fice &dingto the recommendation of the SecyNavy. By Mr. ECKLEY: The petition of Robert George and 117 others.wool growersof easternOhio. asking an additional d nt yon wool. Also. the petition of 53 citizens of Marlborough. Stark county. Ohio. on the samesubject. By Mr. FER Y: Thomcmorial of man citizens of ttawa county. Michigan. asking for the establishment of a post route from Holland to Grand Rapids. via Iceland, Vricsland. Jamestown, and Grand villc. By Mr. FARNSWORTH: Theietition of: D. Val entine and numerousothers. of urora, Illinois. for increasedtariff on wool. By Mr. llUBBlILL. of newYork: The petition of H. A. Briizliiini. paymaster U.S.Army !ing for increase oi pay. By Mr. HOLMES: The petition of E. B. Tillotson, and others.citizens of Madison county. NewYork. for an increaseof the fluid"on wool. ByMi. HOTCHKISS: The petition of citizens of Tiogn. county. NewYork, for the adoption of Uniform laws upon the subject of insurunce. By Mr.JULIAN 4 petitions of citizens and working men of Pittsburg and vicinity, inPennsyl vauia being524, praying Congressto hit 8 hours as. a lawful days work as to all Government eni p or s. Also the like petition of68 working men.ofJohns town. cansylvanis. n lso. the like petitionof 58working men. of l illiaBmyspi irli.rtK.PEeLiinSs lv: tahneia.pet iti on of B, Edwards. for damagessustained from the burning of mill.still hoBuyse.aud other rtgpertyby Federal troops. Mr. hETE A.: The petition of 104citizens of Pine Plains. NewYork. praying for increased protection on American wool. BiAnlasroy., thaenmd comthoerrisa, l ooff HHuundtso4n:.MiNlleewr, YBoernke, ditcotr &a changein tholaw for the taxationof stoves composed ] of cast and sheet iron. respectively, so that the tax shall be lmfiOSOd on the increased valuoonly. By Mr.K LLEY: Amemorinlof87citizens of phil adelphia county. Pennsylvania. riiying your honor able body to so amend the tan laws of the U.S. as to protect the manufacturing and laboring classes of our country to the extent of the difference of the cost of on ital and labor hereand abroad. with the addition of the taxes aid by American industrial products from which t 10foreign are free. By Mr. LAWRENCE. of Pennsylvania; 8 pvetitious, very numerously signed. from 0llllell80f ashington county. Pennsylvania, asking an incrcase ot duty on foreign wools. By Mr. LYI CH: The petition of Joseph Bradford, and others asst assessors, lorincreaseof pay. By Mr. ORRIS: 12 petitions. uumerously signed bycitizens and wool growersof Yates and On tario counties.NewYork. asking for an increase of duty upon imported wool, Also. 2 petitions of citizens of said counties and State. asking for the passageof a law in relation to interstate insurances. By Mr. RICE. of Maine: The petition of A. N. Atkinson and others.legal voters in the town ofAt kinson. Maine, askingxadditional compensation to sptoasttiomnaesrtyors of the 5th class and for a lowance for dec. By Mr. TAY LOR: The petition of Andrew Smith. nd 43others. local exressmon in the city of NewYork. prayiu to be reieved from the tax of 3%. on the grossreceipts of their business.they sing, in addition to the forcgoingtax. obligedto pay yearly a Government license of ten dollars. a city ice nseof 5 dollars, and $2 59yearly for arenewal officense on eachwagon used in their business. By Mr. VANHOR, of NewYork: The etition of citizens of county, NewYork. as increased duty on Wool. By Mr. WARD: the etition of Mr. Benson. for relief for moneyse xpened in securing a treaty with certain Indiantribes. Also. the petition of Byron Tyson. for relief. D8811