Today’s session at the Congress of The Union saw Speaker Stanisław Małachowski opening the discussion with hopes that the recent two-day deliberation period given to the Lithuania-Belarus regions would bring about agreeable results regarding the merger of Poland-Ukraine and Lithuania-Belarus national treasuries, all in favor of the nation’s welfare.

Prince Kazimierz Sapieha, Speaker for the Lithuanian-Belarussian Confederation, took the floor to state that the people of Lithuania-Belarus are eager to show obedience to the Polish-Ukrainian regions, anticipating the collective good of the entire Nation. Today, they proposed a favorable plan regarding the treasury unification, conditioned by certain terms which were previously guaranteed to them by the Act of Union of the Lithuanian-Belarussian Nation.

The proposal was read by Congressional Secretary Jan Łuszczewski. Following the reading, some Representatives from the Poland-Ukraine regions expressed their concerns over the conditions included in the proposal. The President Stanisław August Poniatowski, having called The Cabinet for consultation, appealed with great concern for the unification of both nations, as equals, into a closely knit single entity. He urged the Houses of Congress to overlook the less significant aspects of the conditions for the sake of the profound benefits that unification could bring, and to adopt the proposal unanimously.

After The President’s address, Speaker Stanisław Małachowski sought consensus, which was immediately met with a joyous response from the assembly.

Both Speaker Stanisław Małachowski and Prince Kazimierz Sapieha congratulated The President and the Houses of Congress for achieving this momentous step for the Nation. All attending members of Congress, in a show of gratitude, proceeded to offer a hand to The President.

Further, Congressional Secretary Jan Łuszczewski read out a proposal to extend the deadline for registering land records until the end of December, which was unanimously adopted.

Reverend Maciej Garnysz, Under Secretary of State for Poland-Ukraine, highlighted the need to address the backlog of up to three thousand court cases, proposing measures for their resolution, which was also unanimously agreed upon by the assembly.

The session was adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day.

Topics: Union of the Treasury of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the Crown; Conditions of the Union; Address by King Stanisław August Poniatowski; Adoption of legislative proposals; Marshal of the Sejm Stanisław Małachowski; Marshal of the Lithuanian Confederation Prince Kazimierz Sapieha; Voting on proposals; Extension of the deadline for recording land registers; Civil-military commission issues; Assessorship and the order of adjudicating cases; Session of the Sejm.;