Show I CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE tE THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE Pinchot nger Row Will Be Settled for All Time Washington Jan congressional investigation of the general land office and the forest service of the government growing out of the Pinchot Ballinger controversy is provided for in a joint resolution resolution tion which was introduced in the two houses of Congress today Senator Jones offered the resolution in the Senate simultaneously with its presentation to the House by Representative Humphrey of Wash Washington ington President Taft having given his sanction to the proposed inquiry the Republican leaders in Congress have determined to press the r iI and its early ad adoption and the subsequent inauguration of the investigation tion without delay is confidently expected In presenting t the resolution Representative Representative Humphrey declared the time had COJOe coie when the country demanded investigation of the whole matt matter r underlying the ph II c voray y tin investigation and has baB insisted ted that it shall ball be thorough and wide enough to Include everything connected with him and his department said Mr Humphrey who added The country demands this Investigation tion Let us havE light As I have known Secretary Ballinger for many years so I have known Mr Pinchot for several years I have been a friend or of both heth and am today I 1 bellee In their public lives both have tried h honestly nestly to serve the public U If t the e facts demonstrate either or at bot havO been guilty of any act ae it let them be promptly removed front t she i lie service It If there Is n In I charges then let u us have an JitU ion that will make the th po 1 t that itt It forever wi will close the l r I Speculation Is rife a as l S Duel i of the committee to ti b be r ti the Investigation ia Vt bei l considered but no d dc m been reached The that the fol following following lowing will be selected SI tore tors Nelson Nelsen Minnesota Root New Call Calf fornia Sutherland all Republicans and Paynter and either Clarke Arkansas or Hughes Colorado Democrats Members ot o the Penn Pennsylvania Pennsylvania sylvania Massachusetts Sic Ste Stephens phen Martin South Dakota nil a Howard Georgia Moon Tenness Tennessee 9 or Shirley irley Kentucky Demo Democrats Democrate crate Thore is rome do doubt bt as to the appoint I meat ment dt t Se Senator Flint but it Is reason reasonably ably certain the other Republicans will be chosen Senator Nelson will be the chairman In the House the resolution was re referred referred to the committee on rules but In Inthe the tho senate reference was postponed un on tU til tomorroW Mr Jones asked that the tho measure be referred to the committee on public lands but Senator Lodge requested a postponement because of Its Importance and the request was acceded to |