The Omnibus Act had definitely said that Georgia should be "entitled and admitted to representation in Congress as a state of the union when the legislature" had complied with the conditions mentioned in the act. The Reorganization Act was not so definite. It said; "The legislature shall ratify the Fifteenth Amendment ... before Senators and Representatives from Georgia are admitted to seats in Congress." This might be construed as granting title to representation as a state as soon as the Fifteenth Amendment should be ratified, or as merely requiring the ratification and making no definite provision as to restoration but leaving that subject to be provided for by another act. The latter construction was adopted by the Georgia Radicals, since it prolonged the tenure of their military governor. It followed from this construction that the state government was still "provisional" and could not proceed with its business like a regular state government. So after electing United States Senators (the election of July, 1868, being regarded as invalid,[238] and the present election probably being designed to become valid by relation), the legislature adjourned until April 18, to await Congressional action.[239] In April Congress had taken no action, and the legislature, after sitting a fortnight, took another recess of two months.[240] Meantime the theory of military government had been faithfully observed. Though the legislature was only provisional, it could legislate with Terry's permission. It passed a stay law on February 17, and asked Terry to enforce it.[241] On May 2 it passed revenue and appropriation acts,[242] but not before Terry had informed it through the governor that he would allow those acts to have the validity of regularly issued military orders.[243] * * * * *