Mr. WILSON. I present the memorial of John Welsh, president, and A. J. Perkins, secretary, in behalf of the Philadelphia Board of Trade, settin forth that millions of dollars due from the rebel States cannot. be collected in the U.S. courts because the sums are less than 500 dollars, and they pray conre ssthat the jurisdiction of the courts of the U.S. be extended so that they may take cognizance of all actions founded on contract, express or implied, where the parties are residents of different States. I move the reference of this memorial to the ComJudiciary. The motion was agreed to. Mr. WILSON presented a petition of citizens of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, praying for an equalization of bounties; which was referred to the ComMilAdair: and the Mr. POMEROY presented the petition of Elisha P. Moulton, praying that his claim as an original inventor of iron clad gnnboats may be recognized and rewarded; which was referred to the ComPatents and the Patent office. Mr. NESMITH presented the memorial of Nesmith A: Sons, of NewYork city, that an American register maybe issuepratoyitnhge ship Roamer, formerly the Screamer; which was referred to the ComCommerce. Mr. NYE. I desire to present a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, pro testing against the sale of the mineral lands, which I will read: Your memorialist has heardwith surprise and re gret that propositionslooking to the sale of the mineral lands of this Stateand the pacific coastare being urged upon your honorable bodies,and believing, as your memorialist does. that such acourse if adopted, will have the effect to retard and prevent the development of the mineral resourcesof this coast; and believing that the local rules and regulations established and observedbythe miners themselvesare full ade quate and bestcalculated to secure speedy an thor oughexploration of the mineral seetions of our State, which are alwaysattendedwith much hardship. peril, and expense.with but a small guaranteeof rea "sin adequate remuneration for the risks undertaken; an beingfully confirmedin the conviction that the pro osition tosell the mineral landsof thiseoastis frnug t with danger and evil to the best interests of the State and nation. your inemorialist would respectfully and most earnestly ask of your honorablebodies,that no action betaken byyou having fonts obJeetthe enactment of any law of the character named.“ I move that this memorial be referred to the Committee. on Blues and Mining. The motion was agreed to. Mr. NYE. I present also the memorial of numerous citizens temporarily absent from colorado, asking for the admission of Colorado as a State. They set forth several veryini ortant reasons why it should be admitted. they say that they paid last year in Coloradoptaxes to the amount of $36,400, and they desire to have Colorado admitted as a State. believing that it will be materially aided by a State government, thereby increasing the revenue of the whole country. They further represent that Colorado responded to all the calls of the Government 4 during the recent rebellion, furnishing her full quota of troops called for without a draft; and lastly, that she has complied with all the essen tial conditions impOsed )y Congress in the late act providing for her admission into the Union. As the subject of the admission of Colorado is now before the Senate, I move that this memorial lie upon the table. The motion was agreed to. Mr. SUMNER presented apetition of citizens of philadelphia, Pennsylvania, praying for such an amendment to the Constitution of the U.S. as will forever prevent any State from making any distinction in civil rights and riv ileges among the naturalized citizens of the U.S., or among persons born on its soil, on accountofrnce, color, or descent; which was referred to the JtComReconstruction. Mr. SUMNER. I also present a petition from Ephraim Hinds, of; ng Islan, NewYork, in which he calls the attention of congrass to the provisions of what he so poses to e the 13th article of the amendments to the Constitution, as follows: “That if any citizen shall accept any othee or emolument from any emperor or foreign Power, he shall cease to b9 a citizen of the U.S., and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them or either of them.” In his prayer the petitioner asks Congress to carry out this constitutional provision and enforce it against persons who have held office under, the rebel government, taking care that by act of Congress in pursuance of the Constitution they shall hereafter be disfranchised. I ask the reference of this petition to the ComReconstruction. It was so referred. Mr. GRIMES presented apetition of citizens of Iowa praying for an amendment to the Constitution of the U.S., providing that no State shall make any. distinction in civil rights and privileges among the naturalized citizens of the U.S., or among persons born on its soil, on account of race, color, or descent; which was referred to the JtComReconstruction. Mr. SAULSBURY. I present the petition of Budd 8. Sharp, and of Bucke dz Leather berry, in which they state that the are engaged in the manufacture of agricu tural implements at Middletown, in the county of New astle, State of Delaware, and they prayto be relieved from the excessive duplication of taxes which now bears so heavily upon that branch of industry. As the law now stands, in the manufacture of harvesters, they y taxes upon castin s, large and small, and mupon knives and over parts of the cutting apparatus, 1st on the parts separately, and then a in upon the finished machine, without any eduction for taxes previously paid on such parts. The same is true, to a large extent, with other implements. This, they think, is manifestly unJUSt, and contrary to the principles which pre vail in the taxation of most other manufactures. They also pray thatadeclaratory act or amendment of the law may be passed which will allow them, in making returns, to deduct the value of any and all parts of the machinery which have already paid a tax, particularly where such parts have been specially made for and adapted to the same. I move that this petition be referred to the ComFinance. The motion was agreed to. Mr. DOOLITTLE presented a memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, in favor of the improvement of the navition of the ra ids of the Mississippi river; wiiich was referred) to the ComCommerce. Mr. FESSENDEN presented a petition of manufacturersofagricu tural implements, praying for a reduction of the tax on sales of their manufactures; which was referred to the ComFinance. Mr. COWAN presented the petition of Rev. J. H. Merchant, and others, citizens of Butler county, Pennsylvania, praying for such an amendment of the Constitution of the U.S. as will forever prohibit an State from making any distinction in civil rights and privileges among citizens of the U.S. on account of race color, or descent which was referred to the ComJudiciary. Mr. ANTHONY, from the ComClaims, to whom was referred the petition of Alonzo Morse, prayiu for payment for certain U.S. notes a leged to have been lost by the burning of his dwellin on or about the 6th day of July last, submitted an adverse report; which was ordered to be printed. BILLS INTRODUCED.