Show THE PINCHOT controversy congress asked to make division div sion of agricultural mineral and forest lands denver the agitation over the colorado forest reserves and the ac tivit les of gifford pinchot broke into open fire before the Trans missISSIPPI congress friday afternoon and after a hot debate a resolution calling upon congress for a law declaring tor for a divi sion of 0 the agricultural mineral and forest lands was passed the resolution was as the une ne present ed by former dorme senator patterson of colorado it had been in la committee tor or two days and the feeling was abroad in the congress that it was an overt attack on pinchot and this as bertion vas made on the floor by frank gowdy of denver who opposed the action mr air patterson said he had no anten tion of attacking mr pinchot and wanted merely a settlement once for all of the pinchot controversy contro ersy in which it has been charged that mr pinchot has overlooked technicalities in in reserving foiest lands instantly the floor was alive with prospective speakers tor for and against the resol and it continued to be so until mr gowdy offered an amend ment c amending mm ending the forestry poll cles of the administration this was accepted fd rd by mr patterson and in turn air gowd gowdy accepted the patter son on both were cassed and this eff effectively actively it is believed stops the to estry di dispute which has been tte tle factor most eared feared through the session |