...any power it would possess were certain specific powers not herein enumerated." Section 23a provides: "The United States circuit courts shall have jurisdiction...claimed by the trustees, in the same manner and to the same exjtent only as though bankruptcy proceedings had not been instituted and such controversies had...

...entitled to be heard in a plenary action ? Section 23 of the Bankruptcy Act reads as follows : "Sec. 23. a. The United States Circuit Courts shall have jurisdiction...distinguished from proceedings in bankruptcy, between trustees ns such and adverse claimants concerning the property acquired or claimed by the trustees, In the same...

...CLAIMS. Bankr. Act July 1. 1898, c. 541. 5 23a. 30 Stat. 552 (Comp. St. 1916, § 9607), provides that United States Circuit Courts shall have jurisdiction...distinguished from proceedings In bankruptcy, between trustees and adverse claimants concerning property acquired or claimed by the trustees, to the same extent only...

...the jurisdiction thus conferred. Bv section 23 it is provided: "(a) The United States circuit court shall have Jurisdiction of all controversies at law...proceedings in bankruptcy between trustees as such, anil adverse claimants concerning the property acquired or claimed by the trustee, in the same manner,...

...most striking characteristic of section 23 is that it separates "controversies at law and in equity between trustees as such and adverse claimants concerning...the property acquired or claimed by the trustees" from "proceedings in bankruptcy." It provides that such controversies in law and in equity, as distinguished...

...Under Bankruptcy Act July 1, 1898, § 23 (Comp. St. 1916, § 9607), declaring that the United States courts shall have Jurisdiction of all controversies at law and in equity between trustees and adverse claimants, a referee in bankruptcy does not have summary Jurisdiction...

...read (before the amendment of February 5, 1903 (32 Stat. at L. 797, chap. 487) as follows: "Sec. 23o. The United States circuit courts shall have jurisdiction...claimed by the trustees, in the same manner and to the same extent only as though bankruptcy proceedings had not been instituted, and such controversies had...

..."Jurisdiction of the United States and State Courts," prior to the amendment of February 5, 1903, read as follows: "a. The United States Circuit Courts shall...claimed by the trustees, in the same manner and to the same extent only as though bankruptcy proceedings had not been instituted and such controversies had...

...any power it would possess were certain specific powers not herein enumerated." Section 23a provides: "The United States circuit courts shall have jurisdiction...claimed by the trustees, in the same manner and to the same extent only as though bankruptcy proceedings had not been instituted and such controversies had...

...otherwise provided." "Sec. 23. Jurisdiction of United States and State Courts, (a) The United 44 CCA— 20 States circuit courts shall have Jurisdiction of all...claimants concerning the property acquired or claimed by tlie trustees, in the same manner and to the same extent only as though bankruptcy proceedings had...