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Show NEW JERSEY SOLONS KEEP WILSON BUSY (By International News 8erv.ee PRINCETON. N. J., Feb. 12 PresU drint-elect Wilson was so busy snapping the whip over the New Jersey senate yesterday yes-terday that he had little time t0 devote to national sffatrs. An Intereatlng series o' events dstsrmlned tha governor's abso-ute abso-ute control by suggestion of the legislature. legis-lature. A Ffcrly In th morning the governor M stated to Ihe newspaper correspondent that he purposed to be on duty at thfl statehouse today because th eenat would vote on his seven corporation hill and In spite of the fact that it was u holiday. At noon news was brought to the governor that the senate had adjourned ad-journed until Monday, four Democrat rotlng with the Republicans. Thl looked like a hard slap in the face for the president-elect. The governor' enemies were jubilant. While th'ev were boasting of their victory. vic-tory. Becrfltary Tumulty slipped Into th senate chamber and lield a whispered conversation with Floor Leader J. Warren War-ren Davis. Davis Immediately moved reconsideration of the resolution, and tt was not Ions; before the senate had eom arounil tn the governor's way of thinking think-ing and derided tn meet today. when the provernor wis aked how he had persuaded the, senate to fan about so nulrklv, he said: "Oh. I had nothing to do with it. Tl.i dertaton t adjourn until Monday wa a mistake. I understand. I have, done uvla-Ing uvla-Ing more than mak suggestions. The governor was Informed that ii had been referred to In thr debate on the resolution to adjourn as "a boss" and a "tyrant.' "That Is interesting.'' he remarked, "i think for my own instruction I shall have to attend one of the sessions and take a seat In the, gallery aa a spectator." A scheduled conference between th goAinnr and the Democratic legieUtui which was to have taken nlace at 2 10 o'clock, was postponed until next Monds- Reuator Davis waa the only member of the upper house to report to the go -crt-or, and he said. "The senate will pasn your seven cor-liorutlon cor-liorutlon Mils Wednesday. There In liardl'' any need .if u conference now. I prom-Is prom-Is you that the bill will h nady tnrjr action by the assenihly on 1'hursday." Thla satisfied the governor and th conference, was put off. It may DOTar hae to la held. In addition to hl Iegle1tle actlv,. tlas, the governor had time for two visitor vis-itor a this afternoon. Kepresentath .) 'joaeph Taggait of Kansas came tn recommend rec-ommend Preeldent W aters r I he Kansas ! Agricultural college for SOCrOtary of agriculture, agri-culture, and 1 he Itev. Mr. Kleinbow of Oklahoma brought nunit roua recomiueti -dittloh from cle-jfymen lu behalf of Unbelt Unb-elt H. Hog-1 1 of tlmt state for secretary of I lie Interior. Mi Itogers Is a clas. mate of Qovsrnwf Wlktog at the Uult-slty Uult-slty of Virginia. Senator Owen suggested sug-gested Mr. Itogers ua me none w eek J ago |