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Show TO DRAW PRESIDENT INTO CONTROVERSY Dismissal of Pinchot Has Caused Only Temporary Halt in Dispute. INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONTINUED AS OUTLINED. Disposition Is, However. Not to Permit Inquiry to Become Too General. WASHINGTON, Jan. The present week probably will determine whether there will he a prolonged conflict involving in-volving tho president of the. United Stales within the ranks of the Republican party In congress. Conditions have tended in that direction for somo time, but instead of adding to tho Impulse, the dismissal of Mr. Pinchot apparently has caused a hall. There is no denying, however, that In some respects the situation remains critical. crit-ical. Mr. Pinchot has a large number of personal friends tu both houses of congress, con-gress, who would hu inclined to take up hie. cause If favorable opportunity should present Itself, anil if they could do mo without endung-iilng ihe. peace of the party. On the other hand, manv are saying that the personal fortunes of -Messrs. Halllngof and Pinchot arc of llltle Importance compared with pnity harmonv and are urging tho necessity of preventing prevent-ing any sharp conflict tn congrass on the differences between the secretary of tho Interior and ihe former chief of the forest for-est service Inquiry to Proceed. Whether or not the conservative cotin-siel cotin-siel of this clement prevails, will depend upon the course of events In congress during the next few davs. There is no doubt thai the Investigation of the interior department and of the forestry for-estry service will proceed along the lines InriliMitoil In- mo .fniij rr,i.v,iiM.... vKc.i. lution. but it will be competent for ihe Investigating committee either to broaden broad-en or lo narrow the inquiry, if tho advice ad-vice of many leaders Is followed, this inquiry will be restricted, as much as? possible, especially as Mr. Pinchot is eilm-Inated eilm-Inated from the dispute as an official factor. The question will receive Its next intention in-tention on tlie floor of the senate. The present situation is this: Tin- house lias ndoptcd the resolution providing for the appointment of Its members of the coni-initte-- by tlm house Itself, rather than by tho .speaker, as was originally provided. pro-vided. Without awaiting official notification notifica-tion asto the action of tlie bouse, the senate committee 011 public lands has decided to report the resolution in such a form as to authorize the' selection of the house members by ihe. r.poakcr. Unquestionably, Un-questionably, this action was tnkr-n with the Intention of complimenting the speaker speak-er and It will be reported tu the senate. Senate Will Steei Clear. Speaker Cannon, it Is said, feels that it would be impolitic for him to take advantage ad-vantage or this i-ondliion aiid override the expressed order Of a majority of the. house, and it is probable, therefore, that tho. senate will steer clear of a con-trovci-s. with the other chamber. It Is now said that Iho speaker would prefer that the house elect the committee. commit-tee. Jn case this course, prevails, tho Republican members probubfy will designate desig-nate l heir members in canons, and II is asserted that, in that event, the Insurgents Insur-gents would participate in the caucus proceedings. pro-ceedings. No matter how th" general sll nation shapes itself, the controversy between the secretary of the Interior and Mr. Pinchot Is expected, to be the principal topic in congressional circles during the wok. Officially ihe question - will not again come up In the bouse until afttr tho senate acts. To Rcntrict Investigation. The senate committee on public land. will report Its resolution tomorrow. t?' great Is the Interest in the matter that It is not thought thnt tho resolution will bo adopted without an animated and personal per-sonal debate v" Every effort, will be made prevent tho Investigation of the airilnislration tn a general way. The senate chamber is still very lean, and aside from the Hellln ;ei -I'inchoi resolution, tho prospect for tho present week Is not favorable to any legislation of importance. Tlie house will proceed v.-h Uie consideration con-sideration of the amy appropriation bill, and it is thought ihat the measure will be before it until TMe.s.Jny night. Bv that time the fortifications bin win be reported and will be taken up at the first opportunity. |