Congress Monday Meeting Recap, December 28, 1789

As President His Majesty joined the Senate, Mr. Speaker Stanisław Małachowski, Speaker of the Polish-Ukrainian Confederation Congress, initiated the proceedings by requesting that the Military Promotion Project should be finalized.

Following the debate on the prevalence of injustices within all jurisdictional courts, particularly the tribunals, whether due to delayed payments or the inadequate recording of legal proceedings; a Proposal for the appointment of a Committee to reform the justice administration in the judicial offices was presented. Upon reading, this Proposal was taken into deliberation.

When it was time to decide on the Military Promotion Project, there were calls to first resolve the matter introduced by Major General Prince Kalikst Poninski, regarding his brother’s cooperative work presented at the Delegation Sejm (Local Congress) of the year 1775.

This proposal sparked long and numerous debates. Some demanded that the Committee should be permitted, but only after the case of Secretary of the Treasury for Poland-Ukraine, Prince Adam Poninski, had been concluded. Others suggested that the Treasury Secretary should be judged solely on his personal property dealings, while matters resolved by public decision during Delegations, currently upheld by law, should not be subject to judicial review. Another group wanted this entire case postponed to a later date, so that more pressing needs could be addressed at present. Amid all these suggestions, suitable projects and amendments were proposed; however, as no unanimous agreement could be reached, the session was adjourned to the following day at 10 am.

Topics: Project regarding military promotions; Injustices in judicial jurisdictions; Deputation for improving justice in judicial magistrates; Project by Prince Kalikst Poniński; Prince Adam Poniński - Minister of Treasury of Poland-Ukraine; Addressing the country's most important needs;