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Show E S S 0 rcj Q Did all V. S. Presidents vote for themselves for tfa nation's highest office? A At least one President apparently did not, because there seems to be no evidence that he ever voted. Zachary Taylor, tha 12th President Presi-dent who was elected In 1848, never stayed in one place long enough to qualify to vote, according to George Stlmpson's "Book About American Politics " Taylor entered the Army as a young man and retired shortly hi f n c his election Q I've noticed when amemlnii-ntg to the Constitution are proposed In Congress such as the Idliki-r amendment they always seem to be In the form of a "Joint resolution." Do they have to take this form? A-According to Senate P.ii liiimeutai inn Charles L. Watkins. a pro posed Constitutional amendment has always been Introduced In tbe form ol a joint resolution "by custom " He says there Is no requirement re-quirement thin the legislation take this form, that such a measure could be in the form of a Senate or House bill Q Is Cousres bound hy law to stay In session a certain length of time? A --If Congress wants to quit earlier than usual, it may do so by passage ol a concurrent resolution The Constitution requires that Congress meet each year, dud normally it stays in session at least until July The Legislative Reorganization Act of l'.Mti specified that; "Except in lime of war or during a national emergency proclaimed by the Piesident the two Houses shall adjourn" not later than July 31 "un less otiierwi.w provided by Congress." Since the Act became effective. effec-tive. C'oiii,i Lis has. con-.isti-ntly stayed at work past the July 31 date, except in I9')2, when it adjourned July 7. (. itrlhl IS4. i onf reilonl UuatUlly) I |