...1887 take the place of that of 1867. Let us see what the act of 1887 says upon that subject: "Whore a suit is now pending, or may be hereafter brought, in any stale court, in which there is a controversy between a citizen of another state, any defendant, being...

...said suit into the District Court of the United States for the proper district. And where a suit is brought in any state court, in which there is a controversy...which the suit is brought and a citizen of another state, any defendant, being such citizen of another state, may remove such suit into the District Court...

...local influence, to remove said case." But the same sentence limits this right to suits pending in a state court "in which there is a controversy between...which the suit is brought and a citizen of another state." Then only "any de-^ fendant, being, such citizen of another state, may remove such suit." Hence,...

...controversy may remove said suit into the circuit court of the United States for the proper district. And where a suit is now pending, or may be hereafter brought, in any State court, in which there is aeontroversy betweeti a citizen of the State in which the suit is brought and a citizen of another...

...removable by either one or more of the defendants actually interested in such controversy. (4) Suits in which there is a controversy between a citizen of the State wherein the suit is brought and a citizen of another State may be removed on the ground of prejudice...

...controversy may remove said suit into the circuit court of the United States for the proper district. And where a suit is now pending, or may be hereafter brought, in any State court, in which there is a con- RPmovai0 ,i troversy between a citizen of the State in which the suit is brought and Of гиМпге^и'ьыи...

...Stat. at Large, 558,) and this claim must be first examined. That act provides that when an action is brought in any State court " in which there is a controversy...which the suit is brought and a citizen of another State, and the matter in dispute exceeds the sum of five hundred dollars, exclusive of costs, such...

...amended as follows : That where a suit may hereafter be brought in any State court, in which there is controversy between a citizen of the State in which the suit is brought and a citizen of another State, such citizen of another State, whether he be plaintiff or defendant, if he will make and file...

...by the defendant or defendants therein, being nonresidents of that state. . . . And where a suit is brought in any State court, in which there is a controversy...which the suit is brought and a citizen of another State, any defendant, being such citizen of another State, may remove such suit into the district court...

...of that court. That act gives jurisdiction to the circuit courts in cases between a citizen jf the State in which the suit is brought, and a citizen of another State. To support the jurisdiction in this ease, therefore, it must appear that Columbia is a State....