Show IN I l THE COMMITTEE ROOMS Tho Ways and Meanu committee today reported tavorably tho bill of Mr Loud of California adding cherries to tho other fruits from which brandy may bo distilled dis-tilled The Scnalo Committee on Commerce held a meeting yesterday which was devoted mainly to tim consideration of the ship suhuldy I bill and to amendments suggested by Mr Frye Tho bill of Representative Shafroth of Colorado for tho adoption of the metric system by the United Sluice has been favorably reported by h unanimous vole of the House Committee on Coinage Weights and Measures The bill was changed so as to make the system go ffnnt TIon 1 1rJl |