At yesterday's congressional session, Speaker Stanisław Małachowski informed the Houses of an ongoing debate in the provincial congress regarding additional laws on Donations, suggesting certain 1775 grants should also be subject to a 50% levy, and he submitted this proposal for the decision of the Houses.

Representative Stanisław Kublicki from Latvia argued that if the Houses supported the specified levies on the four districts granted by His Excellency the President in 1775, it might seem they didn't intend to reclaim all properties of the Union. He pointed out that if the 1775 Constitution had been violated under such a noble guise of gratitude towards the President, the act must be thoroughly examined for all endowments. However, for the sake of public peace, the Donations made to Wacław Rzewuski, a senator and governor of Krakow, and his successors as a merited reward in 1775 should be preserved.

Representative Aleksander Zieliński from Nur voiced no objection to the Donation project but wished to consider a proposal by the representative from Starodub regarding possible exceptions to the act.

Representative Tadeusz Kościatkowski from Wiłkomierz opposed continuing the draft on Donations, citing the Order of Proceedings as barring consideration of a different project.

Secretary Jan Łuszczewski read a continuance item suggested by Speaker Małachowski which included grants given by His Excellency the President in 1775 now subject to contributions towards enhancing the public treasury.

Representative Jan Suchorzewski from Kalisz differentiated the recipients of Donations, focusing on those who took office from the generous hands of His Majesty and those who accepted positions for services rendered to foreign courts detrimental to the Union. Suchorzewski also exempted the Kowelskie Starostwo granted to Seweryn Rzewuski, the Under Secretary of Defence for Poland-Ukraine, for his true merits and patriotic zeal, a grant which even the 1775 Congress, although unworthy of good memory, affirmed for both Rzewuski father and son.

Jan Zieliński from Zakroczym, acknowledging the Kowelskie Starostwo as a just reward, encouraged Seweryn Rzewuski to join the current Confederacy and contribute to the nation's reform efforts. As for those who bought Donations with their own money, taxpayers should decide how to address any potential evictions.

When Speaker Małachowski repeated the item with an exemption for the Kowelskie Starostwo, Jan Suchorzewski recommended an amendment regarding evictions aligning with his previous argument.

Representative Ignacy Zakrzewski from Poznań suggested that the Houses should conclude the draft about Donations before discussing any exemptions.

Representative Michał Zaleski from Troki argued the necessity of acknowledging the exemption of the Kowelskie Starostwo prior to making a broader decision, as to not discredit the noble deeds of the Rzewuski family for the union.

Amid these debates, Speaker Małachowski put forward a decision whether the Kowelskie Starostwo granted in 1775 should retain its tax exemption per the project's suggestion or be subject to a 30% charge.

After the session concluded the vote, the decision was made in favor of the project's suggestion with 61 affirmative votes, 25 negative, and 111 representatives not present, thus cementing the exemption for the Kowelskie Starostwo. The session was then adjourned until the following day.

Topics: Great Sejm - endowments and starosties; Constitutional proposals and parliamentary law; Excellences and hereditary rights; Fiscal principles and taxation of endowments; Merits and rewards for distinguished citizens; Parliamentary debates and decision-making process; Classification and stipulations regarding endowments; Effects of compensations on the public treasury; Decisions on specific starosties and projects; Excellency of the Kowel starosty and the Rzewuski family;