Speaker of the House, Mr. Stanisław Małachowski, initiated today's session by delving directly into the urgent matter of army recruitment reform. A proposal was read by Secretary Mr. Jan Łuszczewski, aiming to alleviate the hardships of citizens caused by current enlistment practices and to expedite the process.

Key highlights include a new system in which one recruit would be drawn per 100 households from hereditary estates and for each 50 households in the crown (government) and ecclesiastical properties. Exemptions for households in manors, parsonages, hospitals, monasteries, and Jewish residences were acknowledged.

Debate ensued over the inclusion and obligation of hereditary lands (referred by the representatives as "Landed Estates") to provide recruits. Mr. Jan Zieliński argued that crown and ecclesiastical properties should be tapped first for recruits, and only if there was a shortfall should landed estates contribute proportionally. The debate touched on previous practices and sought equitable distribution among different types of properties.

Several amendments were proposed, including a financial contribution in lieu of recruits from borderlands, in order to prevent migration out of the Union territory, sparked by the draft. The final decision unanimously passed rescripted the law stating that the hereditary, religious, and crown lands would provide one recruit for every 100 and 50 households, respectively.

Additionally, today's session also saw the presentation of a project to establish civil and military order commissions across the crown territories, following the successful example of those in Lithuania-Belarus. This initiative, thrust into daylight by Mr. Walerian Strojnowski, is heralded as potentially transformative for local governance.

The day drew to a close with a recognition that the Congress's work is far from over, scheduled to resume next Monday. Meanwhile, delegates are invited to continue discussions informally in preparation for the upcoming session.

Topics: Sejm Marshal Stanisław Małachowski; Recruiting of soldiers and project regarding recruits; Debates on supplying recruits from properties of different estates; Exceptions to providing recruits for certain types of properties; Proposals regarding the method of recruitment and its regulation; Civil-Military Order Commissions for the Crown; Project regarding Order Commissions for the Crown's voivodships; Considerations on civic duties towards the army;