Ex parte Gruber

Submitted on Motion for Leave to File Petition for Mandamus Nov. 23, 1925.

Decided Dec. 14, 1925.

Const. art. 3, § 2, cl. 2, giving Supreme Court original jurisdiction 'in all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls,' refers to diplomatic and consular representatives accredited to the United States by foreign power, not to those representing this country abroad, and Supreme Court is without jurisdiction of mandamus proceeding to compel consul general of the United States at Montreal, Canada, to visa a transport or certificate of origin and identity.

Messrs. Marcus Gruber and Albert Rea Williams, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

Mr. Justice SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.