Skip Skip PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. ANTHONY. I present the memorial of John R. Bartlett, who was SecyState of RhdIsland, offering to the Government of the U.S. a collection of books, pamphlets, and a large number of volumes of newspaper cuttings relating to the rebellion. These cuttings are taken from the northern papers, the southern papers, and English and rench a ers, and inc ude, also, the poetry of the rebellion, the ballads, caricatures, bio raphies, eulogies, and a vast variety of subjects, all relating to the rebellion. I move the reference of the memorial to the ComLibrary. The motion was agreed to. Mr. ANTHONY. I also present from the same person a memorial su mitting to congress a work entitled, “The Literature of the ehellion, " containing a catalogue of books and amphlets relating to the rebellion, and to so 'ects growing out of that event or connected therewith. This collection embraces, I believe, more than 3,000 articles, books, pamphlets, reports, culogies, and every thing relating to the rebellion. I move its reference to the same committee. The motion was agreed to. Mr. HARRIS. I present the petition of a number ofcitizens of the State of Florida, who represent that they were forced to enter the rebel army, and to give their notes for horses in the cavalry, and that their officers retained the amount of those notes out of their pay; that they last their horses, and now they are sued upon the notes. They want Congress to pass some low which will enablethem to defend themselves. I move thatthe petition be referred to the ComJudiciary. The motion was agreed to. Mr. NYE presented the memorial of Paul S. Forbes, prayin for relief under his contract for the building of the engine of the steamer Algonquin; which was referred to the ComNavAffrs. PAPERS WITHDRAWN AND REFERRED. On motion of Mr. SUMNER, it was Ordered, That the petition of William Croswell, praying for a pension, be taken from the files of the Senate and referredto the ComPensions. REPORTS OF COM)HTTEES.