During your recess an election has been held for the county of Luzerne. While this event affords a proof of the wisdom of your measures, we must acknowledge that Mr. Pickering, a Commissioner for holding the election was instrumental in its accomplishment, by exposing the many false and artful representations which had been made by the people opposed to the authority of Government.

We think it our duty again to recommend to your Honorable house the receiving the funded certificates of the State for the arrearages due on lands, located or warranted before the year 1776; it appears to us a measure just, and so reasonable that it will be highly beneficial and give General satisfaction. Many of the citizens who are in arrear have suffered by the calamities of the war, and cannot settle at the Land Office unless their certificates are received in payment. If this indulgence is not granted they will be obliged to give part of their lands to speculators to have it patented, or endeavour to evade payment.

We are convinced it will be of advantage to the State to lower the price of land within the late Indian purchase, only eight warrants have been taken out for lands there these six months past.

Since your recess we have been applied to by Messieurs Bedford and Neville, for payment of the ballances due to them, as their accounts appear to be just and reasonable, we recommend them to the consideration of your Honorable House.

The Secretary will lay before you a letter from the Board of Treasury of the United States, of the 2d inst., inclosing an account of expenditures, under the general head of contingencies, from the first day of January to the 31st of December, 1786, together with a latter from the Secretary of Congress, dated the 2d instant, inclosing the Journals of Congress for the last Foederal year, and a petition from Thomas Hutchins, Esquire.