Skip Skip MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. A message from the HoRep, by Mr. McPERSON, its Clerk, announced that the HoRep had passed the following bill and JtResolution, in which it re nested the concurrence of the Senate: Achill (H.R.No. 452) to authorize the SecyNavy to accept League Island, in the Delaware river, for naval purposes, and to dispense with and dispose of the site of the existing yard at Philadelphia; and AJtResolution (H.R.No. 149) declara to of the law of bounty. the message also announced that the HoRep had passed a concurrent resolution respecting the expediency of purchasing the portrait of the late Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott. The message further announced that the Housed Representatives had agreed to the I object to the reception amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R.No. 281) to amend the postal laws. The message also announced that the HoRep had passed without amendment the following bills: A bill (S.No.140) to grant the right of way to the Humboldt Canal Company through the public lands of the U.S.; A bill (S.No.261) for the relief of Mrs. Anna C. Gaston; Abill (S.No.173) to confirm the use of ] ose Serafin Ramirez to certain lands in NewMexico; A bill (S.No.189) to confirm the grant of certain lands to Jose Dominguez in California; and A bill (S.No.321) for the relief of Maria Sy hax. The message further announced that the HoRep had agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing v‘otes of the 2 Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.No. 255) making appropriations for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defense for the year ending June 30, 1867. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. The message also announced that the Speaker of the HoRep had signed an enrolled bill (H.R.No. 654) making approprintions to supply deficiencies in the n ipropriations for contingentexenses of the HoRep of the U.S. for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1866; and it was thereupon signed by the President proiempore of the Senate. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. The followin bill and JtResolution from the House of l epresentatives were severally read twice by their titles and referred as indicated below: Aobill (H.R.No. 452) to authorize the SecyNavy to accept League Island. in the Delaware river, for naval purposes, and to dispense with and disse of1 the site of the existin yard at Phila elpliia to the ComNavAffrs. AJtResolution (H.R.No. 140) declaratory of the law of bounty to the ComMilAffrs . RECONSTRUCTION. The Senate, as in ComWhole, resumed the consideration of the jomt resolution (H.R.No. 127) proposingan amendment to the Constitution of the U.S., the Kiending question being on the amendment of Mr. WiLinms to strike out the 2nd section and to insert the followingin lieu thereof: Sac. 2. Represontatives lsball be apportioned'omong the severalStates according to their respectivenumbers, conntinirthe whole number of persons in each State. excluding Indians not taxed. But whenever theright to vote at any election heldtiuderthoConstitution and laws of the U.S., o r of any State, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State being 21 yearsof ageand citizens of the U.S or in any wa abridged except for partle ipmion in rebellion or at crcrimc. the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such malecitisciis shall bear to the whole number of male citizens 21 yearsof agein such State.