WALTER H. SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is: May a District Judge of the United States, sitting in bankruptcy, lawfully appoint the referee in bankruptcy in that court as special master (not as referee in bankruptcy) "to take proofs and report the evidence, with his findings of fact and of law to the court" upon the issue whether or not a bankrupt is entitled to his discharge, and allow and pay such referee reasonable compensation for such services...
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