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solved, That the 23d section of Article VI. of the Constitution does not authorize the admission of former members of the House of Delegates to seats in said house, in cases in which their successors fail to qualify." After discussion by Mr. Forbes, of Fauquier, it was adopted. The question was then upon the adoption of the second resolution, which was as follows: "Resolved, That vacancies exist in the representation in the House of Delegates from the counties of Ohio, Preston,reland; Rutherfoord, of Goochland; Noland, of Loudoun, and Bradford, of Clarke, on the ground that sufficient evidence was not before the House to justify it in declaring the seats from those counties vacant. The resolution was advocated by Messrs. Forbes, of Fauquier; Anderson, of Botetourt, and Hunter, of Jefferson. Upon a call for the ayes and noes, the resolution was adopted by a vote of ayes 87, noes 19. The question being upon the adoption of the third resolution, which was as foll