Ladies and gentlemen, grab a cup of coffee as we dive into yet another day at the Union Congress. Speaker of the House, Mr. Stanisław Małachowski, opened the Friday session lauding President King Stanisław August's graciousness, who graciously covered the costs of some citizens' wrongdoings out of his earnings due to love for his Union.

A detailed report on the Union’s financial management was delivered, including the hefty salaries for 830 officers totaling 504,806 zloty per year. Notably, we’re talking about a time when the budget was under significant scrutiny, indicative of true civil service woes.

Senate discussions included the heavy burdens Polish-Ukrainian craftsmen and the workforce bear due to inequitable taxation. Moreover, Senators called for the suspension of ruinous manufacturing levies, emphasizing the need to prioritize native industries. Notably, Senator Mr. Jacek Jezierski from Łukow fervently advocated for establishing local manufacturing industries, citing the economic boom seen in neighboring Prussia and Saxony due to their industrial prowess.

Here comes a hot take - Senator Jezierski put forth a draft titled "Regulation of National Factories," proposing substantial state assistance and tax incentives for local manufacturers and craftsmen. This included lodging and protection against army billeting and even suggested construction like canals and river dredging, which sounds pretty modern for the end of the 18th century, mimicking contemporary economic stimulation strategies.

If today's discussions proved anything, it’s the age-old tension between taxes, governance, and fostering economic growth—the kind of topics that could ignite Twitter threads if they existed back in the 1790s.

The parliamentary floor also saw Deputy Mr. Marcin Leżeński from Bracław address heartfelt gratitude towards the President King for his benevolence, proposing his noble gesture be officially recorded in the Union Constitution.

The issue of a particularly controversial palace sale brought forward by Senator Kazimierz Plater from Trok led to heated debates over the alleged misuse of funds by Union officers. However, the matter received no conclusive resolution despite multiple appeals for prompt decision-making by both the administration and President King himself.

Stay tuned for more as the subsequent session promises to address a pending national bank project with the potential to add two million zloty to Union coffers—a venture that seems both ambitious and fraught with that delightful bureaucratic uncertainty we all love.

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