Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS.R. WILLIAMS. I present a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, in which they represent that, in their opinion, the passage of any law by Congress imposing a tax upon mining claims, or the right of mining upon the public lands of the U.S., other than upon gold bars, and the general in come tax already in force, would be greatly detrimental to the interests of thatportion of our countrymen who arecngaged in eveloping the rich mineral resources of our country without resulting in any benefit to the General government, and at the same time would work a manifest injustice to those hard and enterprising prospectors and miners who deserve the encouragement and protection of the Government. They further represent that all the prod ucts of mining are already made to pay trib ute to the income tax and it would be contrary to the principles of justice to tax the ore both before and after it is separated from the earth in which it is found imbedded. They further represent that they do not think it right or expedient to tax the muscle of the hardy laborer for the simple right of working to better his own condition in this branch of industry, which so often rewards his long years of honest toil with dross, (instead of gold) and rugs, and poverty. I move that it be referred to the ComMining. The motion was agreed to. Mr. NESMITH presented a memorial of the Legislature of Oregon in favor of the annexation of the county of (Valle Walla, in the territor of Washington, to the State of Oregon; which was referred to the ComTerritor and ordered to be printed. He also presented resolutions of the Legislature of regon, in favor of the establishment of a mail route between Dalle City, Oregon, and Boise City, in the Territory of Idaho; which were referred to the ComPostOffices, and ordered to be printed. He also presented resolutions of the Legislature ofOrcgon, in favor ofincluding the city of Portland in that State, in the port of entry at the mouth of the Columbia river, and in favor of the establishment of bonded warehouses at that place; which were referred to the ComCommerce, and ordered to be printed. Mr. MORGAN presented a petition of the Adams Express omplany, praing for the passage of an act aut orizing teissuing of nite States legal tender notes in place of like notes destroyed by fire; which was referred to the ComClaims. Mr. SPRAGUE. I ask leave to present the petition of Professor A. L. Fleury, of Pitts burg, Pennsylvania. This petition refers to a substitute for iron and wood. Circulars have heretofore been laid on the tables of Senators on the subject. The petitioner has an idea that it may be used successfully by the Navy Dept. I ask that the petition be referred to the ComNavAffrs. It was so referred. Mr. CHANDLER presented a petition of the Board of Trade of etroit, Michigan, praying for an appropriation to defray expenses of transportation of articles from this country intended for exhibition at the Paris Expoaition; which was referred to the ComFinance. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.