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UNITED STATES v. MELLON

No. 4851.

32 F.2d 415 (1929)

UNITED STATES ex rel. AMERICAN SILVER PRODUCERS' ASS'N et al. v. MELLON, Secretary of the Treasury et al.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided April 1, 1929.

Motion to Stay Mandate Granted Under Rule 24. April 12, 1929.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Harry Covington, Spencer Gordon, and C. S. Thomas, all of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Leo. A. Rover, E. J. Cunningham, Donald V. Hunter, and Clyde Y. Morris, all of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.

VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

Appellants, relators below, appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia dismissing their petition for a writ of mandamus to compel defendants, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Mint, to make purchases of silver under what is known as the Pittman Act. 40 Stat. 535.

Section 1 of the act, among other things, provides: "That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized from time...

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