At today's session, President Stanisław August Poniatowski made an appearance. Following his arrival, Speaker Stanisław Małachowski began, "It is customary that striving for greater tasks also brings greater difficulty. Yet the satisfaction of their completion sweetens all the toils undertaken. The Houses of Congress have embarked on the enormous task of government reform, the only hope for the dignity and salvation of our citizens, for without governance not only can we not maintain the nation's dignity, but we even risk losing our political identity. We've already experienced the painful loss of a significant part of our country; this bitter lesson taught us that through such poor governance, we have been brought to a state so low that even those who regretted us paid no political respect. Now, however, as we strive to escape this misfortune by reversing our governance form, we receive friendly assurances..."

Priest Wojciech Skarszewski, a senator and bishop of Chełm and Lublin, spoke next, expressing the delegation's adherence to the instructions of the Houses in drafting the local congress bill. He also commented on the importance of uniting provinces under one rule to ensure equal rights and privileges for all. Though the proposed bill did receive some necessary improvements based on feedback.

Representative Józef Weyssenhoff of Latvia then presented amendments to the local congress project. His suggestions were aimed at correcting any contradictions within the bill and ensuring that it aligns with the views of the Houses.

After much discussion and voting, it was decided to keep the local congress mechanics largely unchanged, only revising certain aspects, such as election procedures and the resolution of various objections. This is to ensure that the law's purpose isn't compromised by overly minute adjustments.

Regarding financial contributions from citizens for provincial needs, it was stressed that no mandatory fees can be imposed during local congresses.

The session concluded with a consensus to reconvene for Provincial Sessions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to finalize the layouts necessary for the newly designated local congresses, particularly due to the addition of ten congresses for the Lithuanian-Belarussian state. The next Congressional session is scheduled for Monday.

Topics: Sejm session system reform; Speech by Sejm Marshal Stanisław Małachowski; Presence of King Stanisław August Poniatowski; Project on sejmiks; Mention of the Guard; Candidates for offices and functions; Invalidity of sejmiks; Penalties for offenses against sejmiks; Voting on the project; Election regulations; Oath of the sejmik marshal and assessors;

On the Appointment of the Union's Commissioners for the Eastern Orthodox Congregation

Hey folks, here's the scoop from today's Congressional gathering: The general congregation for delegates of both the clergy and laity of the Eastern Orthodox faith was set for May 15 but listen up, this meeting is postponed to June 15. The reason? Some serious stuff the President and the Houses of Congress need to sort out first.

The Union's pulling together a team of four commissioners, with an even split between Poland-Ukraine and Lithuania-Belarus, even if it comes down to just one rep from each. These guys are charged with drawing up some proposals concerning the Eastern Orthodox community and dissenters, subjects that are hot topics at the current Congress.

These Union-appointed reps gotta hit up the city of Pińsk by June 15 to participate in the congregation from start to finish. They've been given strict instructions to follow and once they wrap up, they're expected to report back both to the President and the Congress of the Union.

Topics: Great Sejm Constitution; Commissioners of the Commonwealth; Congregation of Greek Orthodox; Clerical and secular representatives of Greek Orthodox confession; Postponement of the congregation; Drafting Sejm resolutions; Greek Orthodox confession and dissenters; Instructions for commissioners; Congregation in the city of Pinsk; Duties of the Commonwealth's commissioners;