Good morning, readers! Hot off yesterday's heated debates in the Union Congress, let's break down what you missed. With President Poniatowski absent, Speaker of the House Stanis?aw Ma?achowski kicked things off, emphasizing the importance of unity and expressing concern over the limited attendance impacting legislative processes.

Prince Sapieha expressed surprise at seeing more members hanging around the chambers than actually participating in policy-making, while Representative Ignacy Zakrzewski from West Poland suggested gathering all the members would still reveal a lightly attended Congress, too thin to draft laws. Zakrzewski proposed temp limits on sessions, hinting at the need for efficiency.

Polish-Ukrainian Under Secretary of Treasury Roch Kossowski stepped up to the plate, reporting the Treasury's readiness to account for its finances. But keep an eye on this: he plans to leave town soon, so he's pushing to get those accounts reviewed next week.

Representative Józef Kocie? from Lithuania-Belarus broached the subject of reviewing the financial matters of the Lithuanian-Belarussian Cabinet first. Kocie? insisted that despite the small attendance, Congress sessions should continue, particularly to review essential financial reports.

Things got bumpy when Representative Wojciech Œwi?tos?awski from Volynia adamantly called for a concrete end date to the Congress sessions, fearing an unending legislative marathon. Others, like Representative Onufry Oborski from Liwa and Kazimierz W?żyk from Mielnik, opposed this call for a fixed end date, pushing to delay any decisions on session length until more representatives could weigh in.

Our very own Kraków's Representative Jan Jordan cautioned that dwindling participation might force a suspension of sessions until an increase in numbers. The highlight, though, was when Prince Adam Czartoryski from Lublin insisted that designating an end date for reporting back to their home states should be put on hold until the arrival of new members.

Amidst all the back and forth, Congress members managed to leave the court on a cliffhanger, suspending the session until today at 10 AM. If you're into nail-biting legislative drama, stay tuned as they continue to spar over timelines and reports.

That's all for now, folks. Keep reading for tomorrow's developments. It looks like our Congressional representatives need a push to find common ground — maybe some peer pressure from the new arrivals will do the trick.

Topics: Marshal of the Sejm and number of deputies present; Government form issues; Grain transportation and transfer matters; Treasury affairs and public accounts; Reporting on the Lithuanian treasury; Investigative sessions and sejmiks gatherings; Opposition to Sejm projects; Proposals for Sejm closing dates; Regulations and order of Sejm proceedings; Introduction of the project regarding the transfer of ejmuków reports.;