The congressional session kicked off with Speaker Stanisław Małachowski addressing the topic of reforming the hide tax.

Roch Kossowski, Secretary of the Treasury for Poland-Ukraine, spoke about the proposal from the Representative from Krakow, which suggested a uniform 3-penny fee per zloty of fixed taxes for the collection of hides in kind, stamp payments, or slaughter across towns and villages. He presented data showing tax imbalances between the provinces, like how East Poland-Ukraine would pay significantly more than West Poland. To alleviate these disparities, he favored the project by the Constitutional Deputation, which would affect meat consumers rather than land or farmers directly. Should this encounter resistance, he suggested the Congress direct the commission to devise a more favorable tax collection approach, without making any exceptions.

Suggestions for using a stamped seal for hides were discussed, Secretary Jan Łuszczewski read the project put together by the Constitutional Deputation, but it failed to gain consensus.

Multiple Representatives, including Tomasz Dłuski and Józef Trzebuchowski, spoke on alternative projects and proposals. Stanisław Sołtyk's project, aiming to ease the tax burden on food and footwear for the people, was highlighted as particularly beneficial.

Fryderyk Moszyński argued against a proposal which would have towns pay more than the countryside. He suggested either adopting the project from the Constitutional Deputation or considering his own alternative.

The session also saw a debate over whether to change the hide tax to a fixed monetary tax, with Stanisław Potocki and Mateusz Butrymowicz pointing out the logistical issues and corrupt practices in the hide tax system. Moreover, the inefficiency of the stamp method was criticized, with suggestions to simply tax monetary transactions at a fixed rate instead.

Aleksander Zieliński supported the project of Tomasz Wawrzecki, which proposed outsourcing the tax collection to contractors in small towns to save costs and improve efficiency.

Several Representatives expressed their support for various tax reform projects, while some like Roman Rogowski opposed any changes to the current system, citing their constituents' instructions.

After considerable debate and opposition, the votes were finally cast between the projects of Tomasz Wawrzecki and Stanisław Sołtyk, with Wawrzecki's project winning the majority.

The session was adjourned until the following Monday.

Topics: Hide tax reform; discrepancies in taxation between Greater and Lesser Poland; proposals for altering the hide tax payment system; hearth tax and Jewish poll tax; income from hide tax; steady tax administration; societal relief regarding food and footwear; difference between a fixed tax and a numerical tax; resistance to changing the hide tax; necessity to maintain fixed tax values;