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“ The bill, even as amended, clearly discloses that this large sum of money is not the property of appellee at all, but, on the contrary, that he is merely its custodian in virtue of his office. The real defendant, therefore, is the United States. Without pausing to point out other apparent weaknesses in the bill, we may ground our affirmance of the decree below upon the fact that the United States cannot be made a party to this suit without its consent. ”

“ United States ex rel. Goldberg v. Daniels, 231 U.S. 218, 58 L. ed. 191, 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 84; International Postal Supply Co. v. Bruce, 194 U.S. 601, 48 L. ed. 1134, 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 820; Belknap v. Schild, 161 U.S. 10, 40 L. ed. 599, 16 Sup. Ct. Rep. ”