It was the third time he had entered that body, and now, as it proved, for a longer period than ever before .-- Roscoe Conkling, who had been steadily growing in strength, with the Republican party of New York, was transferred from the House and took the seat of Ira Harris .-- Justin S.Morrill of Vermont, after twelve years of useful and honorable service in the House, was now promoted to the Senate for a still longer and equally honorable and useful service in that body .-- Oliver P.Morton, bearing his great reputation as the War Governor of Indiana, now took the seat of Henry S.Lane, whom, six years before, he had succeeded in the gubernatorial chair of his State .-- James W.
Patterson of New Hampshire had grown rapidly in favor by four years' service in the House and now entered the Senate as the successor of Daniel Clark .-- Orris S.Ferry, who but for physical disability would have acquired wider fame, succeeded Lafayette S.Foster as senator from Connecticut .-- James Harlan returned from Iowa after a somewhat extraordinary experience with the President during his two years' absence .-- Charles D.Drake, fresh from bitter political controversies, entered from Missouri as the successor of B.Gratz Brown .-- Cornelius Cole, who had already served in the House, came from California .-- Henry W.Corbett, a successful merchant, came from Oregon.

The Senate on the whole had received valuable accessions.

Some of the men who entered that day became prominent and influential in the public councils for many years.
The House also received some noteworthy additions among the new members.

Two marked men from the North-West, who had served as representatives in opposing parties, before the Rebellion, now returned as members of the same political organization, having in the four intervening years acquired great distinction in the war for the Union -- John A.Logan of Illinois, and Cadwalader C.Washburn of Wisconsin .-- Grenville M.Dodge, who had attained high rank in the volunteer service, entered from Iowa .-- Norman B.Judd, who had gained much influence by his long membership of the State Senate of Illinois between 1844 and 1860, and by his service as minister to Berlin under Mr.Lincoln, now came from one of the Chicago districts.
The New-York delegation was strengthened by the advent of some new men.
-- Dennis McCarthy, an enterprising and successful merchant, with wide knowledge of public affairs, entered from the Syracuse district.

He proved a most intelligent and useful member of the House, as he already had of the Legislature of New York.