The session began with remarks from Mr. Stanisław Małachowski, Speaker of the Polish-Ukrainian State, followed by the reading of the agenda by Mr. Jan Łuszczewski, Congressional Secretary. A “Draft” was presented, urging the Lithuanian-Belarusian Treasury Commissioners to prepare their accounts for the last semester as quickly as possible, in anticipation of joining the Polish-Ukrainian treasury by January 1st of the forthcoming year. This proposal, after much discussion, especially about ensuring that the newly elected Treasury Commissioners had started their deliberation process, was adopted.

It was raised by some of the Representatives that their fellow town Representatives selected to sit in the Treasury Council had not taken office yet; a decision was made to keep the current Commissioners in their duties after taking the official oath until the situation is addressed.

There were also requests from several members of Congress to expedite the decision-making for the proposal submitted by the Constitutional Deputation regarding the sale of certain offices. As for vacant royal lands, it was decided that such lands should not be auctioned off at this time.

The session adjourned to reconvene on the following Monday at 10 a.m., which is November 21st.

The project approved in a previous session, which recommended the Treasury Commission to correct some inaccuracies in the surveys of certain properties through a new examination, was unanimously adopted. Its main points are as follows:

Permission for the Verification of Households. — Having presented to Us, the President, and the Houses of Congress, the Treasury Commission of Poland-Ukraine have received numerous complaints about incorrect household tariff rates recorded by the Civil-Military Commissions. We declare: (1) Where such inaccuracies exist, the Treasury Commission will set verification parameters with the Civil-Military Commissions in the presence of Treasury Officials to facilitate resolving disputes. Commissioners involved in such disputes cannot be appointed for verification. (2) The making of complaints, recording, and correction of incorrect tariffs will only take place from May 1, 1792, after which the official Tariff of Households will not be subject to any legal challenge until a new revision of the registry is announced, as established by the "Household Survey Law" of 1790. (3) The Treasury Commission will conduct any required compensation for incorrect tariffs. (4) If villages have not been surveyed and recorded in tariffs, the owners must report this immediately to the Civil-Military Commissions under penalty of double payment; the commissions are to survey these villages and record them. For the collection of outstanding debts to the treasury, they will report to the Treasury Commission of Poland-Ukraine. (5) This directive, once members of the Lithuanian-Belarusian Treasury Commission join the Polish-Ukrainian Treasury Commission, shall be executed for the Lithuania-Belarus region concerning verification declarations. (6) This arrangement shall not delay corrective actions or impede their completion.

Topics: Preparation of Accounts by Lithuanian Treasury Commissioners; Union of Lithuanian Treasury with Crown Treasury; Functioning of Treasury Commissioners; Oath-taking by Commissioners in Treasury Council; Issues regarding stewardships and royal estates; Verification of Hearths; Complaints about Hearth Tariffs by Inspectors; Compensations for Tariff Errors; Inspection of Villages; Recovery of Arrears for the Treasury.;

Authorization of Smoke Tithes Verification

Capitol Report! The Union's Congress has passed a new law following a presentation by the Cabinet of the Polish-Ukrainian Treasury. This law responds to numerous grievances regarding the erroneous smoke tithes records by civil-military commissioners. Here are the main takeaways:

• Any discrepancies in smoke tithes will lead to verification in the presence of Treasury officials on the ground; responsible commissioners cannot be part of this checking process.
• Challenges to erroneous records are valid until May 1, 1792. Past that date, the set tithes list cannot be altered until the next scheduled review.
• The Treasury Cabinet is tasked with determining any allowances due to mistakes in the tithes.
• Landowners must report any unverified villages to the civil-military commissions promptly under penalty of doubled dues. These villages will then be inspected and recorded.
• The Lithuanian-Belarussian Treasury will implement similar procedures for its jurisdictions before integrating into the joint national treasury system.
• These corrective measures shall not impede ongoing coequitation (allocation) work or its completion.

Generations will look back at these insightful changes and their impact on the fiscal system—it's like the Congress is setting up a national audit before the age of computers. Over and out!

Topics: Verification of Hearths; Complaints; Crown Treasury Commission; Hearth Tariffs; Auditors; Civil-Military Commissioners; Compensation; Treasury Payments; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Coacervation;