Mr. BINGHAM. I hope that this bill will not be postponed for so long a time as the Gentfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. Srnvsxs] has proposed. The recital in this bill can no more he urged against the consideration of it before the Senate shall act upon the constitutional amendment recited in it than it could be nred against the enacting clause of any bill origi nating in this House, that because the Senate had not acted upon and passed it the House could not truthfully declare and enact the words “be it enacted by the Senate and HoRep.” The suggistion of the Gentfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. Srnvsns] would have as much orce int e one case as the other. I hope, therefore, this House, if they deem this bill of any importance, will not post pone its consideration any longer than until after the reading of the Journal on Monday next. Let the House do its duty. If it is necessary to pass the entire scheme for the reconstruction of the States lately in insurrection, as reported by the JtComReconstruction, then let the House do its duty, its whole duty, and leave the responsibility with the senate, where it belongs. Suppose the Senate do not act on the constitutional amendment for 2 weeks or 4 weeks or 2 months; are we to stand idle here looking on to see whether the Senate will actupon the amendment before we act upon the other measures necessary to the restoration of the insurrectionary States? The American people expect this Congress to (present to them a sytem of measures full an complete for the restoration of the States lately in insurrection, depending alone for final consummation upon the sovereign will of the organized States of this Union and the people is: the disorganized States, acting under your w In this connection I desire to make one other remark. There are now one or 2 State legislatures in session. If it shall he the pleas ure of this House to amend the bill now under consideration so as to permit the States lately in insurrection, by the solemn ratification of the amendment to the Constitution which is proposed to them, and by conforming their own constitutions and laws thereunto, to be represented in the Congress of the U.S., then it becomes a matter of some importance that Congress shall give them the opportunity to do so while their Legislatures are in session. The House has a duty to perform to that end as well as the Senate. So far as I understand, there is but one Legislature of aState lately in insurrection now in session, and that is the legislatnre of the State of Tennessee. Now, I do not know that it will be the pleasure of the House to chan c this bill in the respect I have indicatedif at change is to be made then the sooner the House made that change the better, so that the Legislature of Tennessee may indicate its readiness, upon the passage of the bill of the Senate, to accept the terms. But whether the House shall make that change or not, it is well known that there is a legislaure of a northern State now in session I mean the Legislature of the State of Connecti cut and therefore, if this bill is to pass in the form in which it came from the committee, it is important that it should ass, as well as the jtResolution proposiu teamendment to the Constitution of the U.S., in order to allow the Legislature of Connecticut to ratify our amendment, with the knowledge that until it is made part of the Constitution the insurrectionary States cannot be admitted to representation, and thus take that step for the restoration of those States and the reestahlishment of the Constitution and the laws over every rood of the lately insurgent territory. I be e, therefore, if the Gentfrom Ver mont [Mr. MORRiLL] desires to take up and consider the revenue bill, that this bill or reconstruction and restoration will not be post poned long 1 than until Monday next after the reading of the Journal.