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the Senate necessarily involves the exclusive right to determine what deficiencies exist and who are the constitutional candidates to supply them. The question of election and that of non election are correlative propositions and cannot be separated To support that one tribunal can determine one, and another tribunal determine the other, would be grossly absurd. again, in determining who are constitutional candidates to supply deficiencies, it is necessary to judge of the returns, certificates and other evidence of elections in the primary meetings of the people, and also of the eligibility of the persons voted for. This is judging of the elections and qualifications of members. and if the House and Senate, or a part of the members of each, undertake to decide who are the constitutional candidates to supply deficiencies in the Senate, and elect from the candidates so ascertained, the House will exercise a controlling power in judging of the elections and qualifications of members of the Senate; which is against the positive and express provisions of the constitution.