Speech #520065692

Then. to make it still more explicit. the Constitution goes on in the same section and says that this judicial power shall extend to controversies "between a State and citizens of another State. between citizens of different States. between citizens of the same State claiming lands under grants of different States. and between a State. or the citizens thereof. and foreign states. citizens. or subjects." The Senator from Texas . who is a member of the Judiciary Committee. said yesterday that his great State was immensely large. and that it occurred now that there was immense trouble and difficulty and expense imposed upon the people in his State by the fact that many of them resided at such a great distance from the seats of justice. the places at which the Federal courts were convened to transact the business of the courts. Mr. President. you may take a foreign subject. one who is not naturalized here and one who has not abandoned his allegiance to the foreign government by making a declaration of his intention to do so. in any county in Texas. and if any mob or individual in Texas inflicts upon him great bodily harm he has a perfect right to sue in the Federal courts the man who did that. though he may reside in the same county with him. There is no question about that. And if he brings his suit. or if he has sued either. in the State court for this cause of action. he can remove the cause from the State court and have it tried in the Federal court.