if such surviving spouse shall be the executor of the will and fails, within six months after the will is admitted to probate, to file with the clerk of the court an election to refuse to take under the provisions of the will of the deceased, it shall be conclusively presumed that such survivor consents to the provisions of the will and elects to take thereunder; unless within such period of six months an affidavit should be filed setting forththat such surviving spouse is mentally incapable of making such election. CARL W. REED, Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on judiciary No. 1 to which was referred Senate File No. 281, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify section sixty-three hundred forty-one (6341) of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to future estates, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

CARL W. REED, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on judiciary No. 1 to which was referred Senate File No. 303, a bill for an act to legalize an election held on the 21st day of January, 1924, in and for the town of Ionia, county of Chickasaw, state of Iowa, on the propositions of constructing a municipal electric light and power system and of issuing bonds in the sum of fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) to pay the cost thereof, and to legalize all acts and proceedings of the town council of said town in respect to said election and said bonds, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass.

CARL W. REED, Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.

Senator Price submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on public health to which was referred House File No. 260, a bill for an act relating to public health, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same be amended as follows; and when so amended the bill do pass:

1. Amend line 3 of section 2 by striking out the word and figure "six (6)" and inserting in lieu thereof the word and figure "four (4)".

2. Amend line 4 section 2 by inserting after the word "senate" the words "in executive session".

3. Amend line 1 of section 4 by striking the word and figure "six (6)" and inserting in lieu thereof the word and figure "four (4)".

4. Amend section 4 by adding thereto the following: "The commissioner shall receive four thousand dollars ($4,000) a year for his serv

ices, and give bond in an amount approved by the executive council for the faithful performance of his duties.”

5. Amend section 14 by striking all of lines 21, 22, 23, and 24.

6. Amend section 14-A-1 by striking the word and figure "six (6)" as they occur in line 7 of said section and insert in lieu thereof the word and figure "four (4)”.

7. Strike the word "shall" as it occurs in line 2 of section 14-A-1 and insert in lieu thereof the word "may".

8. Amend section 14-A-1 by striking therefrom the following: "one manufacturer or wholesale dealer of plumbing materials, one master plumber, one journeyman plumber and one city plumbing inspector," and insert in lieu thereof the following: "the housing commissioner and one journeyman plumber".

9. Insert after the word "treasurer" as it occurs in line 5 of section 14-A-4 the words "of the state".

10. Change the period after the word "plumbing" in the last line of section 14-A-4 and insert a comma (,) and add the following words: "plumbers license and application blanks".

11. Amend section 27 by striking lines 4 to 17 inclusive and substituting in lieu thereof as subsection 3 the following: "Five health officers to be appointed by the Governor and who shall serve for a period of two years." 12. Strike the word and figure "nine (9)" in line 6 section 30 and insert in lieu thereof the following: "a majority of the”.

13. Strike all of section 35 after the word "from" in line 2 and insert in lieu thereof the following: "funds not otherwise appropriated in the general fund of the state".

14. Amend section 40 by striking out all of the House amendment after the word "physician" and substituting in lieu thereof the words "or practitioner".

15. Amend section 242-A-2 by adding thereto the following: "who shall receive thirty-six hundred dollars ($3600) per year for his services and give bond in an amount approved by the executive council for the faithful performance of his duty".

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

JNO. R. PRICE, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on public health to which was referred House File No. 301, a bill for an act relating to the practice of chiropractic, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

JNO. R. PRICE, Chairman.

SENATE FILES NOS. 100, 65 AND 66 WITHDRAWN

By unanimous consent Senator Newberry withdrew Senate File

No. 100 from further consideration, the companion bill having been passed.

By unanimous consent Senator Buser withdrew Senate Files No. 65 and 66 from further consideration, the companion bills having been passed.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS CONSIDERED

Senator Holdoegel called up the following conference committee report on House File No. 126:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your conference committee, to which was referred House File No. 126 after disagreement thereon by the Senate and the House, begs leave to report that. it has had the bill under consideration and submits the following report:

1. That the following be substituted for the Senate amendment to section 2:

"Poles used for telephone, telegraph, or other transmission purposes, shall not be removed until notice, in writing, of not less than thirty (30) days, has been given to the owner or company operating such lines, and in case of fences, notice in writing of not less than sixty (60) days has been given to the owner, occupant or agent of the land enclosed by said fence."

2. That sections 4 and 5 of the bill be amended to read as follows: "Sec. 4. All such fences and poles shall, within the time named, be removed to such line on the highway as the county engineer may designate. If there be no county engineer, the board of supervisors shall designate said line. If not so removed the public authorities may forthwith remove them.

Sec. 5. New lines, or parts of lines hereafter constructed, shall be located by the county engineer upon written application filed with the county auditor and shall thereafter be removable according to the provisions of this chapter. If there be no county engineer, the board of supervisors shall designate said location."

Respectfully submitted,

ED. M. SMITH

H. C. WHITE

D. W. KIMBERLY

H. C. ADAMS

Conferees on part of the Senate.

HENRY FRAHM

J. P. GALLAGHER

S. E. FACKLER

JNO. A. STOREY

Conferees on part of the House

On the question "Shall the conference committee report be adopted and concurred in?" the vote was:

Ayes, 32.

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The conference committee report having received a constitutional majority was declared to have been adopted and the amendments proposed therein concurred in by the Senate.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED

Senator Campbell called up for consideration Senate File No. 201, amended by the House, and moved that the Senate concur in the following amendments:

Amend section one (1) line seven (7) by inserting after the word "paid" the following: "or have been exempted from".

Amend by striking out the word "and" after the word "substance" in line twelve (12) of section three (3), and inserting in lieu thereof the word "or".

Amend section three (3) by striking from the last line thereof the words "the members of" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "those appointed by".

Amend by adding as section seven (7) the following:

"Sec. 7. Publication clause. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall be in full force and effect after publication in the Des Moines Capital and the Iowa Forum, newspapers published in the city of Des Moines, Iowa."

Amend the title by striking therefrom the words: "for profit and not for profit".

On the question "Shall the Senate concur?" the vote was:

The House amendment having received a constitutional majority was declared to have been adopted and concurred in by the Senate.

THIRD READING OF BILLS

On motion of Senator Stoddard, House File No. 288, a bill for an act to legalize the issuance of certain warrants of the city of Sioux City, Iowa, issued against the police equipment fund of said city and legalizing and validating said warrants as issued, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted.

Senator Price moved that further action be deferred until Thursday.

On the question "Shall action be deferred?" the vote was:

Senator Price moved that the Senate adjourn until 9:00 a. m.

Thursday.