MISSION SCHOOLS. The industrial schools maintained by various religious denominations are mentioned below, together with their locations and attendance: Cache Creek, boarding (Reformed Presbyterian), Anadarko St. Patrick's, boarding (Catholic), Anadarko. INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS. 50 60 80 125 150 125 50 50 Below are enumerated the boarding schools supported by the Government, and the attendance at each: [Paul Cooper, Territorial bank commissioner.] There are 92 national banks doing business in the Territory. Their total capitalization is nearly $3,500,000. There are also 250 banks operating at this time under charters granted by the Territory. Included in this list there are 2 banks with capital of $50,000, 1 with $30,000, 16 with $25,000, 2 with $20,000, 13 with $15,000, 2 with $12,500, 1 with $12,000, 1 with $10,200, 92 with $10,000, 3 with $8,000, 2 with $7,500, 1 with $7,000, 4 with $6,000, 1 with $5,500, 109 with $5,000. Number of banks examined during the year, 131. Total amount of fees collected and turned over to Territorial treasurer, $2,105. Consolidated statement of the condition of all Territorial banks in Oklahoma Territory at close of business on June 2, 1904. Average per cent of surplus and profits to capital stock. 59, 057.25 9, 946, 709. 74 244 -per cent__ 46 _do_____ 27 Consolidated statement of the condition of all national banks in Oklahoma Territory at close of business on June 9, 1904. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts_ Overdrafts United States bonds to secure circulation_. United States bonds to secure deposits of United States_ $8, 595, 144. 23 321, 029.53 1, 468, 450.00 230,000.00 690.00 146, 250. 74 691, 486. 44 715, 442.92 44, 148. 00 3,462, 334. 72 3.20 6, 373. 71 72, 785.00 244, 144.64 1, 469, 786. 70 17, 468, 069. 83 $3, 450, 300.00 357, 195. 20 410, 243.32 1, 454, 800.00 Bills rediscounted Other liabilities Number of banks reporting. Average reserve_ Average per cent of surplus and profits to capital stock-- 11, 635, 452, 45 82,500.00 77, 206. 18 372.68 17, 468, 069. 83 Consolidated statement of the condition of all banks in Oklahoma Territory, both Territorial and national, from call of the bank commissioner of Oklahoma, June 2, 1904, and the call of the Comptroller of the Currency of June 9, 1904. The work of the office of the attorney-general has increased in proportion to the marvelous development of our Territory and by reason of its growth in population, extension of its commercial relations, and the opening of new lands to settlement. What is true of this office is true also of the courts, reference being especially had to the district and supreme courts, the respective dockets of which are crowded with business. As is true of any community going through the formative process, new questions are constantly arising demanding the services of the attorney-general's office in behalf of the interests of the Territory. Under the laws of our Territory the attorney-general is required to appear for the Territory and prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in the supreme court in which the Territory shall be interested as a party, and shall also, when requested by the governor or either branch of the legislature, appear for the Territory and prosecute or defend in any other court or before any officer, in any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the Territory may be a party or interested, and shall attend to all civil cases remanded by the supreme court to any district court in which the Territory is a party or interested. It is also his duty, at the request of the governor, auditor, or treasurer, to prosecute any official bond or any contract in 7171-04-10 which the Territory is interested upon a breach thereof, and to prosecute or defend for the Territory all actions, civil or criminal, relating to any matter connected with either of their departments He is also required to consult with and advise the county attorneys, when requested by them, in all matters pertaining to the duties of their office; also to give his opinion, when requested, in writing, upon all questions of law submitted to him by the legislature or either branch thereof, or by the governor, anditor, treasurer, or superintendent of public instruction; also, whenever requested by the Territorial auditor, treasurer, or superintendent of public instruction, he is required to prepare proper drafts for contracts, forms, and other writings which may be wanted for the use of the Territory. In addition to these general duties imposed upon the attorney-general, there are many special acts requiring him to look after specific matters. The volume of criminal business coming on appeal to the supreme court, while large, is yet not out of proportion to our population, and speaks well for the vigilance of the officers whose duty it is to enforce the laws and for the general law-abiding character of our people. There has also been a large amount of civil litigation in which the Territory is interested and which has required the services of this officer. The following will serve as an indication of the business of the attorney-general's office during the past year: Thirty-six criminal cases have been handled by him in the supreme court, being appeals from the various district courts. In each case in the supreme court the attorney-general takes entire charge of the case, examines it carefully, prepares printed brief if deemed necessary, and often makes oral argument. Sometimes in criminal cases appeals are taken to the Supreme Court of the United States from the judgments of the Territorial supreme court, and one such case is pending now in the United States Supreme Court, being the case of John T. New v. The Territory of Oklahoma. In such cases the attorney-general also represents the Territory and files brief and makes argument. A number of civil actions in the district and supreme court have been handled by this office, growing out of the various departments of the Territorial government. The most important case now pending is entitled "Territory of Oklahoma . American Bonding Company of Baltimore, a corporation," and is in the district court of Logan County. This is an action to recover the sum of $244,053.21 from the bonding company, being the amount of Territorial funds on deposit in the Capital National Bank of Guthrie, Okla., at the time of its failure on April 4, 1904. The bank had been designated as one of the Territorial depositories, and the surety company had executed a bond of $250,000 on its behalf to protect the Territory from loss. After the failure of the bank demand was made upon the surety company that it make the loss good, but it refused to do so, and suit was instituted against it by the Territory. It is confidently expected that the Territory will recover judgment in the case against the surety company and that it will be compelled to pay the loss. Suit will also be commenced against the Fidelity and Guaranty Company, which executed a bond of $25,000 for the bank a few days prior to its failure. Legal proceedings are also being vigorously prosecuted in the courts to exterminate illegal practitioners of medicine in the Territory, which affect quite a number of persons who are attempting to practice medicine without proper qualification therefor. Hardly a day passes but that the services of the legal department are required by some of the Territorial officials in advising and consulting with them on matters of importance to the Territory or in rendering official opinions The requests from the various county attorneys for opinions from this office are numerous and often present very intricate propositions for consideration. The official correspondence of the attorney-general is therefore necessarily heavy. In the past year he has been called upon for many official opinions, some of which have been on matters of great importance to the Territory. Probably in this time he has rendered one hundred written opinions upon various subjects, all of which have been very fully considered and prepared with great care. The salary appropriation by the legislature for the attorneygeneral is entirely too small, and is not in keeping with the high character of professional services required at his hands and should be very materially increased. The appropriation for the contingent expenses of his office is likewise inadequate and should be increased. In view of the fact that the Territorial legislature will convene the coming winter, it may be of interest to suggest a few of the matters that need legislative attention in this Territory. Perhaps the most important of these will be the passage of a new revenue law. Our present tax laws are almost in hopeless confusion, having been enacted and then amended in so many respects that in their present condition they need revision in order to make them effective. Fortunately, our taxpayers have, with few exceptions, cheerfully paid their taxes, and they have had no cause for complaint, owing to the economical administration of Territorial affairs; but under our present system much confusion is likely to arise in the various counties in their local affairs, and this matter should receive speedy attention, to the end that the taxing machinery of the Territory may be simple and easily understood, yet effective and complete. Much good has been accomplished by the oil-inspection law, but it needs several amendments to make it effective. Under the present system the inadequate fees allowed deputy inspectors are a serious hindrance to the work of the chief inspector, and in many instances increase his burdens. Also in its present condition the law makes it very inconvenient for local merchants to have small shipments of oil inspected. Some radical changes need to be made in the law creating the Territorial board of health and with regard to the licensing of physicians to practice medicine in this Territory. Under the present law the board are authorized to grant licenses, conduct examinations, etc., but have no authority to revoke a license when it is once granted. They should be authorized to revoke a license which is obtained by fraud or misinterpretation or in the event of the practitioner becoming of disreputable character. At the present time these remedies |