Skip Skip PETITIONS AND MEMORIALs. Mr. CHANDLER presented the memorial of William Marsh, acting U.S. consul at the port of Altona, in the Duchy of Hol stein, in Germany, praying for compensation for services. } as acting consul at that port, and that he may be reimbursed for money expended for office rent and clerk hire and for expenses in publishing an emigrant's guide book, and that the consul at that port may be allowed a owhich was referred to the ComClaims. He also presented the petition of jurors sum. moned and now serving in the circuit and dis. trict courts of the U.S. for the east. ern district of Michigan, setting forth that their compensation is only 2 dollars per day, which is much less than the compensation of an ordinary laborer and too little for their daily expenses, and praying for an increase of compensation; which was referred to the ComJudiciary. He also presented the memorial of citizens of Bay county, Michigan, remonstrating against the passage of an act authorizing the curtailment of the national currency, or having in view the return within a limited time to specie payments, and against any law compelling all national banks to redeem their notes in NewYork; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented the memorial of citizens of Wayne county, Michigan, remonstrating against the passage of an act authorizing the curtailment of the national currency or having in view the return within a limited time to spe cie payments, and against any law compelling all national banks to redeem their notes in NewYork, and praying for such an amendment to the national bank act as will permit citizens to organize as many national banks as the demands of industry and trade may warrant; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. WILSON presented 13 petitions of officers of the U.S. Army, praying for an increase of pay; which were referred to the ComMilAffrs . Mr. MORGAN presented the memorial of Peter O. King & Co., Grinnell, Minturn & Co., and others, importers and dealers in sugars, remonstrating against an increase of the duty on imported sugars; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented 4 memorials of manufacturers, consumers of, and dealers in linseed oil, remonstrating against an increase of the duty on foreign linseed; which were referred to the ComFinance. He also presented 3 memorials of file manufacturers, remonstrating against an increase of the duty on steel as proposed in House bill No. 718, to provide increased revenue from imports, and for other purposes; which were referred to the ComFinance. He also presented the memorial of saw manufacturers, remonstrating against the increase of the duty on steel; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented 4 memorials of consumers of steel; remonstrating against an increase of the duty on steel; which were referred to the ComFinance. Mr. TRUMBULL presented the petition of William B. Mills,".of Chicago, Illinois, remonstrating against the passage of any act authorizing the curtailment of the national currency or having in view within a limited time the return to specie payments; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented the petition of citizens of Woodford county, Illinois, praying for the abolition of all laws imposing duties on imports; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented the petition of citizens of RockIsland, Illinois, praying for the establishment of a post route between RockIsland and Sterling, Illinois; which was referred to the ComPostOffices. Mr. JOHNSON presented the memorial of the people of Louisiana, signed by William W. Pugh, chairman of levee commissioners, C. Izard, secretary special commissioners, and approved by J. Madison Wells, Governor of Louisiana, praying for aid to enable the State to raise the means to rebuild and repair the broken and dilapidated levees on the banks of the Mississippi and other rivers of that State; which was referred to the ComCommerce. Mr. SHERMAN presented the memorial of General U. S. Grant, Major General George G. Meade, and a large number of other officers of the Army, praying that when old officers of the Army who have honestly and faithfully served their country are withdrawn from active service and placed on the retired list under existing laws, they may, in addition to the pay now granted to them, be allowed their service or longevity rations, which is one ration per day for every 5 years' service, as now provided by law for all officers on the active list; which was referred to the ComMilAffrs . He also presented the memorial of the legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, praying for the repeal of the act approved May 5, 1866, by which a portion of that Territory, embracing the !". of PahUte county and all of Mohave county west of the Colorado river, was ceded to the State of Nevada; which was referred to the ComTerritor. He also presented the memorial of Rush R. Slocum, praying for a reduction of the duty on iron and steel used for railroad purposes; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. STEWART presented the petition of the Delegates from the Territories of Utah and Arizona, praying for the establishment of assay offices for the melting, assaying, and refining of gold at Great saitiakeity, in Utah, and the town of Prescott, in Arizona; which was referred to the ComFinance. BILLS INTRODUCED.