On  the  other  hand,  an  objection  based  solely  on  the
ground  that  a  defendant  is  not  properly  suable  in  the
jmrticular  district  in  which  suit  has  been  brought  against
him,  does  not  go  to  the  constitutional,  nor,  in  a  sense,  to
the  statutory,  jurisdiction  of  the  Court  over  the  cause  of
action.  The  right  not  to  be  sued  outside  of  the  districts
described  in  the  statute  is  a  privilege  conferred  upon  the
defendant.  He  may  waive  it.  He  does  waive  it  by
appearing  generally  to  the  action.
273.  Oeneral  Appearance  by  Defendant  Waives  It.
Thus,  when  the  statute  provided  that  suit  must  be
brought  in  the  district  of  which  the  defendant  was  an  in-
habitant, or  in  which  he  could  be  found,  suit  by  process
of  foreign  attachment  was  brought  by  a  citizen  of  Penn-

5.  Galveston  Railway-  Co.  vs.  Gonzales,  151  U.  S.  496;  38  L.  Ed.  248;
14  Sup.  Ct.  404.
246  FEDERAL  JUBISOICTION  AND  FROGEOUBE.
