Show IN 18 DEFENCE T ams following special dispatch arbra to the louisville courier journal shows how the speech of delegate caine impressed the house of representatives and that portion of the press and public that were present 0 when it was delivered and that it is having quite an effect upon both congressmen and the country is evident a I 1 frow from many indications in various places the courier journal daires correspondent says pys under date of ef jan 12 aside from the day on which the house voted oa mr morrisons Morri sons bill to go into the committee of the whole to consider the tariff bill today to day olay has been the most moat interesting of the session the interest I 1 centered in the mormon bill about twenty minutes after 12 randolph tucker dairman chairman of the judiciary committee called callea up the bill reported py by the house committee as a substitute for the ithe senate bui bill ine the first speech was made by isaac esaac taylor of ohio in favor of the bill protesting against the ithe set loii which deprived the women of utah of puff suffrage rage the proceedings were comm commonplace outplace until ron hon john T caine the delegate from utah took the floor mr games caines position was peculiar and the fact that he was a mormon although not a polyp polygamist mist made him at once the centre of interest The members of the house all leathered gathered on the democratic side on which side mr came caine stood near the east door lie he read his speech this gene generally rany has the he effect 04 Q emptying mp jag the press and other galleries while t the he members flee to the cloakrooms cloak rooms or attend to their correspondence the contrary was the case cafe with M mr caine his earnest style lia mediAtely drow drew attention and aad as he in his speech it soon be became caffie evident that he was about to malie make an able and earnest defense of the constitutional rights of his people the republican side was almost entirely deserted the press gang caught on and came in one atter after another as they always do when anything of interest comes comesup up nobody left the galleries and the crowd gradually increased especially la in the ladies gallery until all the galleries were full mr cache is a native of the isle of man he be is 58 68 years of age well preserved of medium height w with ith sandy side whiskers he wears glasses and looked much like a methodist preacher while addressing the house he gave some figures that astonished the members and among other laings said the illiteracy in utah among amone he mormons cormons was only per cent exactly what it is in connecticut and much lower than in man many y other states in the union the labor problem he said did not trouble utah tor for there ninety per cent of the people were freehold freeholders erp and own their own homes many of the mormon s have the advantages of foreign travel as they send out yearly missionaries to europe who spend three years abroad making converts to their religion mr caine gave a pathetic picture of the wanderings of the mormons cormons Mor mons and their vain endeavors to find a permanent and peaceful abode governor west governor of utah sat next to ex governor mccreary a much absorbed listener one seat to the rear and four seats to the left of mr caine the passage was a little inter esting when he be read from governor bests message stating that there was perfect peace and quietness in toe the territory y 1 but appealing for the stationing of tr troops 0 aps ops and the strengthening I 1 of the territorial government mr caines time expired when hon bon patrick collins rose and yielded so aluch of hi as might be necess necessary axy for mr caine to conclude the mam members continued in their seats and the galleries grew denser and a splendid audience was accorded the speaker until the close of his speech a which occupied two the speech was complimented on all hands bands and th the e ocene was one of interest throughout t i |