Skip Skip PETITIONS and MEMORIALS. The PRESIDENT protemporc. The Chair has received and been requested to present to the Senate a petition numerously signed from the 6th congressional district of Iowa, set ting forth that certain persons in the interest of the Des Moines River Navigation Company, a corporation that the petitioners describe as a defunct corporation, are interfering with and making certain improperallegations in regard to the extension of the Dubuque and Sioux City railroad. They assert that the continuance and extension of that road is of great importance to that district and to the State of Iowa and hope that these allegations will not be credited by Congress. This petition, if there be no objection, Will be received and referred to the ComPubLands.Mr. HOWARD. I move that it be referred to the ComPacificRR. I think it more appropriately belongs to that committee. The PRESIDENT protempore. It will be referred to that committee if there be no objection. Mr. POMEROY presented the etition of William A. Carter, praying that e may be permitted to preempt certain sections of land in Utah Territory represented to contain de posits of iron ore and bitumine us coal, upon the condition that he construct thereon a by ast furnace and foundery; which was referred to the ComPubLands. Mr. HOWE presented the petition of Joseph W. J. Holmes. sr., praing for compensation for property destroye in Columbia, SCarolina, by the U.S. forces under GenlSherman 5 which was referred to the ComClaims. Mr. wILLEY. I offer the etition of certain residents of the town O Martinsburg Berkeley county, WestVirginia, members of! the German Evangelical church of that town, praying for relief for the destruction of the church belonging to that denomination by fire during the recent rebellion while occupied by the forces of the U.S. as qIuarters for troops. In offering this petition desire to attract the attention of the ComClaims to it. The members of this denomination, the Germans of this country, manifested an unexampled fidelity to the Union during the progress of the war, and were most faithful to it in all sections, and suffered great crsecation in the lines of the contederacy. These persons now memorializin congress are no excetion to the general ru e. 1 ey have not only eat the house in which they worshiped, but they have been great sufferers from the eliects of the war individually. I hope the ComClaims will give the memorial of these excellent gentlemen and most faithful citizens due consideration, and if it be possible that the relief they ask for may be granted. l move that it be referred to the ComClaims. It was so referred. Mr. WADE presented the petition of Lizzie A. Jones and Semantha Jones, representing that they lost 2 brothers in the U.S. service during the late war, upon whom they were dependent for support, being totally blind, and praying that cy may be allowed a pension; which was referred to the ComPensions. Mr. SHERMAN presented resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio in favor of such a modification of the laws now in force as shall clearly leave subject to State taxation national currency and all other obligations and securities of the U.S. not exempted from such taxation by a subsisting contract with the holders thereof; which were referred to the ComFinance. Mr. BUCKALEW presented a etition of the American State Exchange, of ethlehem, Pennsylvania, praying for a reduction of the tax on American State and for an increase of the duty on importations offoreign slate; which was referred to the ComFinance. He also presented a memorial of the Board of Trade of Philadelphia, praying foran appropriation by Congress to secure a full display of the proucts of our country at the Exposition to be held at Paris, France, in 1867; which was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. NYE presented the petition of Joseph