The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-16

Democratic Decentralization - The
Leaders Say They are not
Panic-stricken- General
Hooker on the Re-
tired List.
The Proceedings of Congress
FROM WASHING TON.
Despatch TO the Associated Press.
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Despatch 10 The Associated Press.
The senate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-The flags over the
dome of the Capitol we're hosted as usual on the
commencement of a session of Congress. The
Senate chamber was entirely bare of carpet and
other furniture, with the exception of chairs for
the presiding officer and clerks, and for the two
Globe reporters and Messrs Cole, Cameron, and
Patterson, of Tennessee, the only Senators pre-.
cent. Twenty or thirty persons occupied seats
in the galleries. There we're a dozen or more
doorkeepers, messengers, pages, and Others
ready TOR work under the direction of Door
keeper Bassett.
The President called the Senate to order at
noon when prayer was delivered by Rev. DR..
Gray, Chaplain, who imploled blessings on the
Senators at home and those at work among the
people. The clerk read the concurrent resolution
under which the present meeting was held, The
President said that unless some motion was
made to rescind the order, he would declare the
Senate adjourned. After waiting few seconds,
and no motion having been made, he accord
ingly declared an adjournment until the 10th OF
November.
House of Representatives.
In the House the tollo wing named Repre-.
sentatives were present:-Messrs. Colfax, In.
diana; Lincoln, New York; 0'Neil, Pennsylva-
MIA; French, North Carolina; Kitchen, West
Virginia.; Corley and Gross, South Carolina
Beck, Kentucky; Prince and Edwards, Georgia.
aud Delegate Cavanaugh, of Montana. Several
eX-members were present on the hoor-Wil-
liams, Mckee, Dunn Qndiana), Samuel G. Fes-
senden (Maine), and ex-Delegate Wallace, OF
Idaho. Ten or fifteen gentlemen connected with
the press were also on the floor, together with
several policemen and large representation of
messengers and pages. The two Globe reporters
occupied their. customary places. The House
was IN thorough preparation for business, under
the supcrintendence OF Mr. Buxton, General
Lippincotts principal assistant doorkeeper.
At IL o'clock Speaker Colfax cal ed the
House to order. Rev. DR.. Boynton. Chaplain,
delivered prayer, during which he returned
thanks for the evidence of rightmindedness
prevalent over the land, and asked that when
the reeult of the great issue shall have been
reached, it may place the country from this
time forward on the foundation upon which
alone it can immovabiy TEST, namely, righteous.
ness and justice, out of which peace and pros
perity will come. We think, he said, we begin
to see the end of outrage, disorder, and strife
through these things, and the rapid gro With and
maturity of great American tree Christian ma.
tionality.
expired the House would resume its session.
The reading OF the journal was the next business
in order, but 1t was at the printing office. By
bis direction, Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk Of the
heretofore passed with reference to meeting,
when the Speaker SAID. no motion having been
made to alter its terms, he would therefore
declare the House adjourned until the 10th of
November, which he did, and thus ended this
Days meeting, the proceedings in neither House
occupying not more than Ave or elk minutes.
The Change of Candidates.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.--The following is an
answer TO despatch from this city, asking
whether the proposition for a change in the
Democratic Presidential candidates was
prompted by the Democracy of New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, lS68.-To Joseph D.
Hoover, ESQ.,, Washington, d. 9.
No authority or possibility to change front.
All friends consider 1t totally impracticable and
equivalent to disbanding our forces. We in
New York are not pahic-siricken.
s. j. THDEN,
AUGUST BELMONT
AUGUSTUS SCHELL