Speaker Stanisław Małachowski summed up today's session by emphasizing the importance of a well-founded government system, alluding to the Constitution of 3rd May, which was an essential step in reforming the government. He urged for the strengthening of national forces, consolidation, and readiness for defense, insisting on the urgency of reform.

Representative Aleksander Zieliński from Nur expressed the need to obey electorate orders from local congresses, underlining that delegates represent the people's will expressed in these local assemblies.

Representative Mateusz Butrymowicz from Pińsk cautioned against making any decisions on the Constitution without the President Stanisław August Poniatowski's consent, in respect of previous agreements known as the Pacta Conventa.

Representative Józef Weyssenhoff from Latvia echoed this sentiment, making it clear that no one desires to violate the established agreements between the Union and the President.

Representative Franciszek Jerzmanowski of Łęczyca voiced concerns about ensuring the Union's future success without foregoing public consent, emphasizing the necessity for a national discussion before issuing substantive legal changes.

Representative Michał Brzostowski from Troki pointed out the critical role of local congresses as a foundation of liberty and advised that any significant actions should be deliberated with the nation's consent.

Representative Franciszek Grocholski of Bracław stressed the importance of national interests over the President’s prerogatives and appealed for the distribution of government vacancies as promised at the session's inception.

Representative Onufry Morski from Podole challenged the view that ancestors were merely chasing after frills, suggesting they were more efficacious than some later generations, underscoring the importance of respecting the Pacta Conventa and the need for National consent in governmental reforms.

Representative Ignacy Zakrzewski from Poznań called on the President’s guidance to bring happiness to the nation during the ongoing reconstruction of the government system, implying the need for a balanced representation in Senate that reflects the voice of the knights (the lower nobility).

Prince Antoni Czetwertyński from Bracław emphasized the importance of government structure reform for the prosperity or happiness of the country, advocating for justice for all citizens as the cornerstone of an improved government.

Representative Tomasz Dłuski from Lublin advised starting discussions with a well-organized proceeding for a more efficient session, while Representative Ignacy Zakrzewski from Brześć called for the completion of disputes.

Representative Franciszek Grocholski clarified that if the proposed conditions are not agreed upon by the House of Representatives, then alternative measures should be pursued.

Representative Józef Weyssenhoff reminded of necessary vacancies not only in the Senate but also in the House of Representatives, while Representative Albin Skórkowski from Sandomierz highlighted that passing certain proposals without the nation’s consent could be misinterpreted as dictating laws.

Representative Michał Zaleski from Troki stressed the dire need for a stable government amidst the Union's many calamities and the urgency in filling vacant government positions.

The session concluded with a motion by Speaker Małachowski to decide whether to start with the reform of local congresses or to begin with the consideration of the Cardinal Laws. A majority supported commencing with the Cardinal Laws.

The session adjourned with plans to reconvene on Thursday at ten o'clock.

Topics: Marshal of the Sejm Stanisław Małachowski; government reform; cardinal laws; principles of freedom; Sejmiks (local assemblies); improvement of the Commonwealth; Pacta Conventa (constitutional agreements); government reform project; universals (proclamations); succession to the throne;