In the absence of the President, the gathering of the Congressional Houses commenced with Speaker Mr. Stanisław Małachowski remarking, "As the week of the Committees' deliberations has come around, we should return to the recently discussed Cattle Skin Tax Reform, where we previously left off and with which we will open today's session. In this regard, I have put together thoughts which I have gathered from various opinions of the Congress members. These have been reviewed and approved by Mr. Roch Kossowski, the Secretary of the Treasury for Poland-Ukraine. The presentation of these thoughts for further enlightenment of the colleagues will be initiated by Mr. Jan Łuszczewski, the secretary. However, I am pleased to report that the late Lady Rogalińska of the Denhoff family bequeathed a considerable sum of Polish-Ukrainian Gold to the Union's coffers. Now, I invite Mr. Jan Łuszczewski, the secretary, to present his thoughts."

Before the reading began, Mr. Franciszek Kietliński, Representative from Sandomierz, proposed that Radom County be preserved at its traditional place for local congress meetings, namely the city of Radom itself.

The secretary Mr. Jan Łuszczewski then read a proposal regarding the cattle skin tax stating new rates: 12 Gold for an ox or a cow, 4 Gold for a steer, and 1 Gold 10 Grosz for a calf, with the taxation for underling livestock to be proportionally reduced. The tax for pigs will be abolished, though cities will face slight increases in ox and cow rates.

Representative Josef Suffczyński from Lublin stated, "Lublin State has instructed us to suggest either shifting the tax elsewhere or altering it so that skin remains with the butchers, setting a fixed tax rate for them. I don't think the 3 Grosz per Gold, as proposed by Mr. Stoiński's project, will suffice; this tax pressures landowners without impacting others. I propose stringent prohibition of raw skin export, as it is the reason for the tax's burden."

Mr. Stanisław Sołtyk, Representative from Kraków, expressed, "I have witnessed the human tears that the skin tax has wrung out. If we wish to enact beneficial change, let's not entertain the notion of retaining this tax and, at minimum, eliminate its harsh collection process. I urge for no trace of this tax to remain."

Mr. Antoni Złotnicki, Representative of Podolia commented, "Adding three Grosz per Gold to all taxes could overburden landowners and would be unjust. In this regard, Mr. Sołtyk's project may need amendments."

Many called for a vote between two major proposals: one from the Committee and another from the Representative of Kraków.

Mr. Stanisław Małachowski, the Speaker, announced that, due to the sparse attendance today, a vote on the tax matter would be premature.

Mr. Ignacy Krzucki, Representative of Volhynia, argued for a vote, stating that diligent members should not have to wait for others.

Mr. Roch Kossowski, the Secretary of the Treasury for Poland-Ukraine, recommended altering the mode of tax collection, not in kind but in cash, and suggested adding 5 Grosz per Gold to rural rather than urban taxes.

After much debate, the Chamber agreed to postpone the decision until the next day, to allow for a review of the proposals' fiscal impacts by the Treasury Commission plus input from Mr. Fryderyk Moszyński, Representative of Bracław, an expert in finance.

The session was adjourned till the customary hour the following day.

Topics: Tax deliberations and reforms; Sejmik assemblies and their meeting places; Declaration of donations for the benefit of the Commonwealth of Both Nations; Proposals for tax changes; Skin tax; Tax manipulation; Necessity to calculate tax consequences; Ban on export of raw hides abroad; Economic and social conditions for imposing taxes; Parliamentary voting and proposals;