Eighth Session of the Imperial Senate, 1750-1752

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Eighth Session of the Imperial Senate, 1750-1752

 

 

Processing with Vice Chancellor Joachim Haas, President Pro Tempore Terrence May arrived at the desk to begin the ceremony of inaugurating the new session of the Senate. The latter then began to address the chamber after calling it to order: 

 

“Mister Speaker and honorable colleagues of the Eighth session of the Imperial Senate, 

 

We begin this session of the Senate with the profound trust of our great constituents. As representatives of our respective provinces, we are tasked with a great sense of responsibility: To govern with integrity, passion, and diligence. Now that our elections have concluded, I welcome our honorable colleagues who have just arrived. May we all work in the spirit of partnership and cooperation for the benefit of the entire Empire. As we proceed, I impart to you all my sentiments that I seek to see manifest in our discourse here in this hall. I firmly believe that we must work to answer with bold and robust conviction all the challenges that our people face. 

 

The realities of war, inhumane injustice, and the uncertainty of our future leaves us with the task ahead to forge an identity of a united Orenian people. Our values must continue to be consistent with our actions as we strive to create a more perfect society that enshrines the Rule of Law and the conscience of the saints who have illuminated a path of righteousness before us. In our efforts to create a just and good society, the Senate must be proactive in ensuring that the legislation we pass is fairly and justly executed. We must be close and responsive to those whom we have been entrusted to represent. We must be active shapers of the future we seek to leave for our posterity. As custodians of this government, we must act as the conscience of the nation.”

 

Upon the conclusion of his remarks, the Vice Chancellor instructed the Clerk of the Roll to begin calling the roster of the current members to inaugurate the Seventh Session of the Senate. 

 

“The senior senator from Helena, Mr. Cyrus Basrid,

Whose term expires in the year 1752, 

 

The junior senator from Helena, Mr. William Napier,

Whose term expires in the year 1754,

 

The senior senator from Haense, Sir Terrence May GCM,

Whose term expires in the year 1752,

 

The junior senator from Haense, Mr. Eirik Baruch,

Whose term expires in the year 1754,

 

The senior senator from Kaedrin, Mr. Arthur Callahan,

Whose term expires in the year 1752,

 

The junior senator from Kaedrin, Mr. Duarte de Antunyes,

Whose term expires in the year 1754,

 

The senior senator from Curon, Ms. Vivaca Rutledge,

Whose term expires in the year 1754.” 

 

The junior senator from Curon, Mr. Hugo Wright,

Whose term expires in the year 1752.”

 

 

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IMPERIAL SENATE

12th of Sun’s Smile, 1750

 

Subject: Opening session, oaths, and the confirmation for the Secretary of Intelligence

 

Members Present
Mister Eirik Baruch of Haense

Mister Cyrus Basrid of Helena

Mister Terrence May of Haense

Mister William Napier of Helena

 

The President pro tempore opened the floor after the recess to begin the proceedings on the swearing-in of newly elected Imperial Senators. After the oaths were concluded, Senator Terrence May addressed the floor concerning a recess nomination of Sir Frederick Armas KHE, for the office of the Secretary of Intelligence. 

 

As such, the new members came to the dais swearing or affirming the following oath: 

 

“I swear to be true to the Emperor and the Realm and not to maintain any silence about any evil that I may know which is being contemplated against them. I swear to work tirelessly to the betterment of the Empire and the Orenian people that comprise it. I swear not to eat or drink with traitors and not to have anything in common with them, and always to defend the honor of the gentlemen I serve. This I swear by the Holy Scrolls.” 

 

The President pro tempore began by addressing colleagues on a preliminary meeting he had with the nominee, describing the various topics in question regarding the state of the Empire and the current affairs, both domestic and abroad. He then read a file detailing the background of the nominee in question.

The profile of Sir Frederick Armas KHE: 

• Former Imperial Senator from Kaedrin, 1736-1742

• President pro tempore of the Imperial Senate, 1736-1742

• Premier of the Commonwealth of Kaedrin, 1742-1750

• Knight of the Most Excellent Petrine Order of Humanity and the Empire, 1750

 

Upon reading the file, he then asked if any senators had questioning for Sir Frederick Armas KHE regarding his consideration for the Intelligence Office. With all senators noting their lack of questions, Senator May then moved to begin the advancement of the nomination…

“Mister Baruch... Aye.”

“Mister Basrid... Aye.” 

”Mister May... Aye.”

”Mister Napier... Aye.”

 

Spoiler

 

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Duarte, busy charting constellations on the Northern coast with his astral students hears word of his nomination and the subsequent meeting he’s squandered. He hurriedly makes way to the capital to swear his oath, proceeding to tally his vote in favor of Frederick Armas to the Office of Intelligence.

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The Senator from Kaedrin stands up,

”Aye to Sir Armas’ nomination.”

[ApplePieKathy 561]

Senator Vivaca Rutledge rises,

“I vote aye on Sir Armas.”

 

[Inkthorn 1434]

 

 

The clerk began to read off the roll call and tallying the votes. He then concluded after all members had casted their votes, bringing the enumeration to the presiding officer. 

 

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IMPERIAL SENATE
6th of Harren’s Folly, 1750

Confirmation of

Sir Frederick Armas, KHE

as Secretary of Intelligence

 

AYES
Baruch
Basrid
Callahan
de Antunyes
May
Napier
Rutledge
Wright

 

Mr. Armas is confirmed by the unanimous consent of the Senate.

 

 

 

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At the conclusion of the vote, Senator May read the tallies, “On this vote, the AYES are eight and the NAYS are zero. The nomination is confirmed.” 

The Senate President pro tempore then took the tallies to verify them, “Without objection, the nomination is now confirmed. I now proceed with unanimous consent to inform the Archchancellor of the Senate’s action.” He then took the gavel and adjourned the sitting.

 

Penned by Sylvester IV Gabriel Halcourt, esq.

Undersecretary of State for Civil Affairs
 

[Piov 2643]

IMPERIAL SENATE

12th of Sigismund’s End, 1750

 

Subject: Imperial Budget Procedure and Public Records Bills

 

Members Present

Mister Eirik Baruch of Haense
Mister Cyrus Basrid of Helena

Mister Arthur Callahan of Kaedrin

Mister Duarte de Antunyes of Kaedrin

Mister Terrence May of Haense
Mister Hugo Wright of Curon

 

May: The Senate will now come to order. Honorable colleagues, the Senate has two bills on the agenda for our consideration. 

 

May: Both bills have been sponsored by the senior senator from Kaedrin and the senior senator from Haense. 

 

May: Honorable colleagues, today I sponsor the Budget Procedure Act which creates a standard for budget measures and how long money is to be allocated. We have just endured a shutdown which costed us the integrity of this institution and our time.

A COPY OF THE BILL IS DISTRIBUTED: IMPERIAL BUDGET PROCEDURE BILL

 

May: I rise today to push forward clarification and place into law our recommendation to ensure that the state is funded adequately. 

 

De Antunyes: I have no advice, but I would lobby the support of the bill, as amended. It is an important facet of any functioning state, and the concerns by which those against it lobby hold no reason with the changes. 

 

De Antunyes: It is not to function on a permanent basis, only as appropriated by this senate, sim?

 

Basrid: May I take the floor? 

 

May: The senior senator from Helena is recognized. 

 

Callahan: Ah, Mister Baruch. I see you have been appointed to my committee. Do you know who I am? 

 

Baruch: Yes, now leave me alone. 

 

May: The Senate will be in order! 

 

Callahan: Why, the insolence! Sir, you insult me. 

 

Baruch: Good. 

 

May: The Senate will be in order! The President pro tempore gavels down the dispersions. 

 

Callahan: I would have you at pistols, man, if you shall spit on me like a snail of the River Ari! 

 

The President pro tempore continued to gavel down the interruptions. 

 

Basrid: To my fellow Senators, I voice my unwavering support for this bill. In the last time we had to deal with a budget crisis, we had the Treasurer acting a fool and going around shutting down buildings out of spite for his budget not passing. I do not wish for it to happen again, and I’m sure that those assigned to the Treasury Committee will come to learn that Mister Peter de Sarkozy is an annoyance. 

 

The clerk called the roll: 

 

Mister Eirik Baruch… “Aye.”
Mister Cyrus Basrid … “Aye.”

Mister Arthur Callahan… “Aye.”

Mister Duarte de Antunyes… “Aye.”

Mister Terrence May… “Aye.”
Mister Hugo Wright… “Present.” 

 

May: On this vote, the AYES are five with one voting PRESENT, and with two members not present. The bill shall proceed to the absentees before it is sent for assent.

Callahan: Gentleman of the Senate, together here with my compatriot Sir May,  I present to the chamber the Public Records Bill- an act designed to maintain the laborious record-keeping required for our diet work. 

 

Callahan: We shall establish with it a fully-maintained senatorial gazette along with established responsibilities given to the Undersecretary of State for Civil Affairs as coordinated by the President pro tempore. 

 

Callahan: I hope everyone has a copy? 

A COPY OF THE BILL IS DISTRIBUTED: PUBLIC RECORDS BILL

 

May: I now recognize myself to discuss this bill. 

 

May: Colleagues, this bill is one that creates order, structure, and maintains the right of information to all of our people. 

 

May: Our ability to organize and display the actions we do here will further create a transparent government and further accountability for the actions that take place in this hall. 

 

De Antunyes: It is important our work is transparent and easily accessible by all interested, a noble and probably time consuming effort for the Undersecretary. 

 

Callahan: To the chair, if there is nothing more, I call for a vote on the bill. 

 

May: Is there objection? 

 

With all senators raising no objection, the chair continued with the roll call. 

 

The clerk called the roll: 

 

Mister Eirik Baruch… “Aye.”
Mister Cyrus Basrid … “Aye.”

Mister Arthur Callahan… “Aye.”

Mister Duarte de Antunyes… “Aye.”

Mister Terrence May… “Aye.”
Mister Hugo Wright… “Aye.” 

 

May: On this vote, the AYES are six, with two members not PRESENT. The bill shall proceed to the absentees before it is sent for assent. The bill shall proceed to the absentees before it is sent for assent.

May: Is there any further business?

With all senators raising no further business, the chair gaveled out the sitting. 

 

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After reviewing the two (2) bills presented before him, William Napier, Senator for Helena would send a return letter to the senate.

“The Senator from Helena votes YEA on the Imperial Budget Procedure Act.”

“The Senator from Helena votes YEA on the Public Records Act.”

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Senator Vivaca  Rutledge rises,

”I vote aye on both bills“

She sits back down.

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The Clerk of the Roll read off the tallies as the final members arrived to cast their votes. 

 

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IMPERIAL SENATE 

5th of Horen’s Calling, 1751

 

Imperial Budget Procedure Act, 1750

 

AYES

Baruch

Basrid

Callahan

de Antunyes

May

Napier 

Rutledge

PRESENT

Wright

 

 

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“On this vote, the AYES are seven with one voting PRESENT. The Imperial Budget Procedure Act is adopted.”
 

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IMPERIAL SENATE

5th of Horen’s Calling, 1751

 

Public Records Act, 1750

 

AYES

Baruch

Basrid

Callahan

de Antunyes

May

Napier 

Rutledge

Wright

 

 

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The President pro tempore took the tallies from Sir Beelzebub and declared them aloud, “On this vote, the AYES are eight. With unanimous consent, the Public Records Act is adopted.”

He then taps the gavel.

 

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The Crown assents to the Public Records Act, and will convene and deliberate this month with regards to the Budget Procedure Act.

[Piov 2643]

IMPERIAL SENATE

11th of Owyn’s Flame, 1751

Subject: Treason and Sedition Bill, Foreign Tobacco Ban, National Languages Bill, Workers’ Rights Bill

 

Members Present

Mister Eirik Baruch of Haense
Mister Cyrus Basrid of Helena
Mister Arthur Callahan of Kaedrin

Mister Duarte de Antunyes of Kaedrin
Sir Terrence May GCM of Haense
Mister William Napier of Helena

Miss Vivaca Rutledge* 
Mister Hugo Wright of Curon

*Votes casted via correspondence
 

 

 

May: Honorable colleagues, the docket is full. Let us proceed with the pending business. The chair now recognizes the junior senator from Helena to begin the first reading of the Treason and Sedition Bill. 

 

TREASON AND SEDITION BILL

Basrid: First time late. 

 

May: The Senate will be in order. 

 

Callahan: Sir… we are fellows of a committee!

 

Baruch: No! Don’t sit next to me, Senator!

 

Callahan: I merely wish to collaborate with ye!

 

Callahan: Fine! If you shan’t have me at pistols, I shall sit on the other side of the room! 

 

May: Dispersions from the benches are not tolerated at this time. 

 

Baruch: Thank fook! 

 

May: The gentleman from Haense will suspend! 

 

May: Honorable colleagues, the docket is full. Let us proceed with the pending business. The Chair now recognizes the junior senator from Helena to begin the first reading of the Treason and Sedition Bill. 

 

Napier: Good afternoon. This bill, the Treason and Sedition Act, will enable legislation for this Empire to categorize, and prosecute those within it who act outside of its interests. 

 

Napier: It classifies three levels of crime- High Treason, Petty Treason, and Sedition. 

 

Napier: High Treason are crimes, planned or engaged against the Monarchy and this House. Petty treason are crimes, planned or engaged against the State, its office and officials. 

 

Napier: Sedition, lastly, are crimes targeted towards the whole, insofar as not acting on violence, but espousing thoughts or philosophies in contrivance to the Josephine principles. 

 

Napier: Are there any questions? 

 

Callahan: To the chair, the Senator from Kaedrin has a few words. 

 

May: The gentleman from Kaedrin is recognized. 

 

Callahan: To the chair, while this senator endorsed the bill from the junior senator of Helena, I believe personally that this act requires most cohesion with the current Imperial Lawbook. 

 

Callahan: I propose an amendment, called the Haraccus Amendment, that applies these three crimes as Class I crimes in a court of law. 

 

May: Without objection, the motion to amend is laid upon the table. Is there sufficient seconds 

 

De Antunyes: So the crime of high treason would be equal to sedition, Senator Callahan? 

 

Callahan: The punishments are still by the discretion of the judge, junior senator from Kaedrin, to the Chair. 

 

Callahan: Applying the classes merely provides the limit of punishment able to be doled out. 

 

Napier: I concur with Mr. Callahan. 

 

De Antunyes: I second this amendment. 

 

May: Very well then. The amendment is laid upon the table. I will now ask the yeas and nays. 

All in favor say aye.

 

AYES: Baruch, Basrid, Callahan, de Antunyes, May, Napier

 

May: All those opposed, no. 

 

Silence. 

 

May: In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The ayes do have it. The amendment is adopted. 

 

May: I now recognize myself. Mister President and colleagues, after close scrutiny I seek to share some brief remarks before we proceed to vote. 

 

May: On this language, it is important that we as the Senate do respond to these crimes with a robust and firm character. Indeed. We stand in this hall, as many of us were first-hand victims of an attack against our democracy. 

 

May: I fear, however, that whole we may respond with vigor, we may jeopardize the liberties we do espouse. I hope we keep in mind to remain vigilant that this legislation be not abused. I yield the floor. 

 

Callahan: To the chair, the Senator from Kaedrin wishes to be recognized. 

 

May: Without objection. 

 

Callahan: To the chair, in light of Sir Terrence May’s words, I wish to propose another amendment that establishes these crimes of treason as cases for the Supreme Court of Oren.

 

Callahan: I believe we surely cannot accord abuse by a lowly clerk from a province, my fellows of the chamber, and these high charges should be dealt with by the highest authorities in the judicial ministry. I yield the floor. 

 

The President pro tempore leans to listen to a whisper from the Senate parliamentarian. 

 

May: The Chair reminds the gentleman from Kaedrin that the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 1746 outlines cases of treason to originate in the Supreme Court. 

 

Callahan: Ah, excellent. 

 

May: Therefore, the amendment will not be entertained by the Chair. 

 

May: If there is no further debate, I will now call the roll. 

AYE: Baruch, Callahan, de Antunyes, May, Napier, Rutledge

PRESENT: Basrid, Wright

 

May: On this vote, the AYES are six and two voting PRESENT. The bill is adopted. 

 

May: The Chair recognizes the senior senator from Kaedrin for the first reading of the Foreign Tobacco and Cacti Prohibition Bill. 

 

FOREIGN TOBACCO AND CACTI PROHIBITION BILL

Callahan: To the chair, if a copy of the bill will be given out to the fellow senators. 

 

Callahan: Gentlemen of the chamber, I present my first bill, the Foreign Tobacco and Cacti Prohibition Bill. 

 

May: Does the Senate pose inquiry? 

 

Napier: Mr Callahan- do we have any at all domestic tobacco industry? 

 

Callahan: To the chair, yes- there are many farms in both the provinces of Helena and Kaedrin. There are also commercial ventures in small trade colonies throughout the Spice Islands. 

 

May: Is there any further action on the measure? 

 

Basrid: I request the floor. 

 

May: The senior senator from Helena is recognized. 

 

Basrid: I wish to ask if the class I infringement means 400 or 400,000 £. 

 

Callahan: I...Four hundred, it looks like. Dear me. We will have to pass a later act rectifying this. 

 

Callahan: To the chair, are there any more questions? 

 

Basrid: I propose an amendment to lower the punishment to Class E. 

 

May: Is there sufficient second? 

 

Napier: I second. 

 

May: The question is on the amendment to strike the infraction from a Class I to Class E. All in favor say aye. 

 

AYES: Basrid, May, Napier, Rutledge, Wright

NAYS: Baruch, Callahan, de Antunyes

 

May: The ayes have it, the ayes do have it. The amendment is adopted.

May: The Chair recognizes the senior senator from Kaedrin for the first reading of the National Language Bill. 

 

NATIONAL LANGUAGE BILL

Callahan: My fellow Senators, this will is quite self-explanatory. With this coming into law, it establishes Common as a legal language of the Empire, as well as giving protected status to the many minority languages of our nation. 

 

Callahan: As according to the national motto, Tapestry of Man. 

 

Callahan: If there are any questions, the Senator yields to the chair. 

 

Silence. 

 

May: I will now call the roll. 

 

AYES Baruch, Basrid, Callahan, de Antunyes, May, Napier, Rutledge

PRESENT: Wright

May: On this vote the AYES are seven, one member voting PRESENT. The bill is adopted.

 

Baruch: PLEASE, Senator Basrid. Don’t touch me! 

 

May: Order!

 

May: The Chair recognizes the junior senator from Kaedrin for the first reading of the Workers’ Rights Bill. 

WORKERS’ RIGHTS BILL

 

Basrid: Haensers are pretty insane. 

 

May: ORDER!

 

Baruch: You’re pretty fook’n disgustin lookin.’

 

Callahan: By Saint Julia’s massive bosom… 

 

May: The gentlemen will withdraw their remarks.

 

Basrid: You look like a Morsgradi, Mister Baruch! 

 

May: Mister Basrid! 

 

Callahan: A duel! A duel! 

 

May: I name the Honorable member! Withdraw these remarks! 

 

Callahan: There is only one thing which will solve this- a duel by pistols! 

 

Napier: A duel with pistols would not be out of line. 

 

Baruch: I withdra’ my statements, Terrence. My apologies..

 

De Antunyes: I would be willing to stall my introductory statements on the bill for this duel. 

 

May: Mister Basrid, a formal withdrawal. 

 

Basrid: Yes, after some thinking and this Haensemen withdrawing his statement, I will do so as well.

 

De Antunyes: Anyways… the bill I am introducing is of paramount importance to our great state. It details absolute rights of the common, the right to create unions to safeguard your pay, and of utmost import the right to equality in work. 

 

De Antunyes: With the establishment of business and the commerce rates in the realm at an all time high it is important workers are safeguard, and this bill would represent them duly. I open the floor for questions on the bills 

 

Napier: I seek recognition. 

 

May: The junior senator from Helena is recognized. 

 

Napier: Unions- would they be State-sanctioned and created of left to the devices of the workers to form?

 

De Antunyes: Unions would be state sanctioned, but the hierarchy would be established by the relevant reader. For example, the farmers union would establishment their own hierarchy, which would not be undefined upon by the State. However, this would call for some government backing in monetary means mainly. 

 

Napier: What prevents groups, such as the Cheloveks from forming Unions to actively recruit and garner more members under a legal system of organization? 

 

De Antunyes: It would be at the direction of the state to manage that. Do you truly believe they would use an employment union to spark rebellion? The vast majority of our workers are rather pleased with the state of the Enpire. It is the one percent you speak of. Any further questions? 

 

Basrid: I have one.

 

May: The senior senator from Helena is recognized. 

 

Basrid: Mister Duarte, it says right here ‘requires the aforementioned rights be recognized without discrimination of any kind as to race.’ Mister Duarte are you suggesting we allow orcs and kha into our workforce? I am sorry but I call you mad, my good sir. Orcs are racially predisposed in being violent and wanting to spill blood. I ask that you remove section II from this bill. 

 

Callahan: I second this motion.

 

De Antunyes: Do you not believe orcs would be productive at the manual labor jobs? 

 

Basrid: I believe that orcs would be productive in producing orphans. 

 

De Antunyes: I have seen orcs works hand in hand with man before, it is not the race at fault, but the mindset instilled in it. 

 

Basrid: The last time I saw an orc they attempted to eat the Peter III statue. 

 

Napier: I concur with Senator de Antunyes. Orcs, if properly culturally attuned, May serve as any other. 

 

Napier: My uncle has an orcish gardener of great capability. 

 

De Antunyes: You do understand that it is at the discretion of the corporation to hire these orcs, sim? 

 

De Antunyes: If it is a statue-eating orc, I doubt it would be hired even by Green.

 

Callahan: But why should I be forced to hire orcs when there are starving humans of our blood here in Helena. 

 

Callahan: We shouldn’t encourage them to come here, steal our jobs. 

 

De Antunyes: That is not to say every orc is born evil, that is a rather subjective mindset to have Senator. 

 

Napier: You are not forced to hire orcs. You are forced to not prevent them from employment. 

 

Callahan: And if an orc comes to my estate? Bah! I shan’t be giving him a shilling. 

 

Basrid: And if an orc were to succumb to their racial bloodlust, we will allow this savage and disgusting race to allow them equal opportunity? I say no! Why should those ugly cats and green skin shits be allowed the same opportunity as a hardworking Orenian? 

 

Napier: It is by culture, not birth they act and engage in such a manner! 

 

Napier: The curses are a myth! A fabrication! They have no bearing on reality, and must be thrown out as an excuse in this Age of Enlightenment. 

 

Basrid: No, good sir. It is birth that they cole in with their bloodlust. I have never met an orc that was civilized! I also believe that big government should not tell who they are allowed to hire!

 

Napier: It is a curse when a man dies at 80, but natural for all other natural life to die in it’s good grace? I think not! 

 

Napier: I accept the criticisms of Orcish behavior pertaining to their culture, but to invoke the Curses is superstition informing policy, which cannot be stood for. 

 

De Antunyes: If you allow it to encompass only humans you’ll never instill our values on the less civilized. I care for humanity first and foremost, but I do believe in the importance of inclusion. I concur with Senator Napier. 

 

Basrid: it would have to rewind you that lesser civilizations are at war with our glorious Holy Orenian Empire! 

 

Napier: This is not just, the Empire of Man, Mr Cyrus. We are a human nation, yes, but through the trials of history, we know that our systems are in the right, across the board. 

 

Napier: It is our duty to ensure others can access these systems, or we shall forever be at war with those less fortunate and misguided. 

 

Basrid: What next then Napier? Would you have us lay with elves and klomp with orcs? That wig must be giving you a heat stroke! 

 

Callahan: Oren means HUMANITY, Napier, lest your Harrenite maggots have soiled your cotton-brained cranium. 

 

May: Colleagues are reminded to direct their remarks to the Chair… 

 

Napier: Lay with elves? Need I remind the chair that Godfrey, our esteeemed Saint and once Emperor laid with an elf? 

 

Napier: Mind your insults and petty jibes. 

 

Callahan: What?!

 

De Antunyes: Either way, I do not want this getting hung up on the just the aspect of race in the bill, there are a plethora of other rights. 

 

De Antunyes: It does it an injustice to cast the bill completely aside. 

 

Callahan: Heresy! 

 

Basrid: Heresy! 

 

Napier: It’s true! True as can be, in the Archives, such was discovered. 

 

Basrid: A criminal and a heretic! 

 

May: The junior senator from Kaedrin motions to end debate? 

 

Callahan: Our most holy Prophey does not… what talk of treason. 

 

May: Order! Order!

 

De Antunyes: I do.

 

May: Is there sufficient second. 

 

May: I Second.

 

May; The question is on the amendment of the bill to strike the second section. 

 

AYES: Callahan, Baruch, Basrid, Wright

 

NAYS: de Antunyes, May, Napier, Rutledge 

 

May: The yeas and nays are equally divided. The Chair motions for the tie-breaking vote of the Vice Chancellor. 

 

Silence. 

 

May: Very well then. The amendment, while pending, I move to table the bill until the amendment is voted on under the full quorum. 

 

Callahan: I second.

 

May: Very well then. Is there any further business?

 

Callahan: To the chair, the senior senator from Kaedrin has business. 

 

May: The senior senator is recognized. 

 

Callahan: To the chair, I wish to introduce to the Senate a bill to be voted up on next meeting. This, my fellows, I present to you is the Gurbanguly Bill, set to establish proper legislative oversight on government appointments. Governor-Generals and Viceroys will henceforth be nominated though the Senate as per ministers of the Council of State. Also, states of emergency may be declared and dissolved by super-majority vote of the Senate.

 

May: Due to the lateness of the hour and the seriousness of the bill, the Chair declares that the Senate stand adjourned until the next sitting to consider this legislation. 

 

A gavel dismisses the meeting. 

 

[Piov 2643]

The President pro tempore takes the official tally and signs a missive from the Imperial Diet informing of the passage of the following bills: 

 

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IMPERIAL SENATE

10th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1751

 

Treason and Sedition Act of 1751

 

AYES

Baruch

Callahan

de Antunyes

May
Napier
Rutledge

PRESENT
Basrid

Wright

 

 

 

 

President pro tempore

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IMPERIAL SENATE

10th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1751

 

National Language Act of 1751

 

AYES

Baruch

Basrid
Callahan

de Antunyes

May
Napier
Rutledge

PRESENT

Wright

 

 

 

 

President pro tempore

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Senator May signs the last tally before informing the chamber, “The Senate thus informs the Crown of the passage of these bills in-session.”

 

[Piov 2643]

IMPERIAL SENATE

13th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1751

Subject: Foreign Tobacco and Cacti Prohibition Bill as amended, Gurbanguly Bill
 

Members Present

Senator Eirik Baruch of Haense
Senator Cyrus Basrid of Helena
Senator Arthur Callahan of Kaedrin
Senator Duarte de Antunyes of Kaedrin
Sir Terrence May GCM of Haense
Senator William Napier of Helena
Miss Vivaca Rutledge of Curon
Mister Hugo Wright of Curon
 

 

 

May: Order, the Senate will be in order. The Senate shall begin with further consideration of the Foreign Tobacco and Cacti Prohibition Bill as amended. The Chair recognizes the senior senator from Kaedrin for the second reading of the bill.

FOREIGN TOBACCO AND CACTI BILL

Callahan: My fellows of the chamber, with the passing of the Basrid Amendment as proposed by the senior senator from Helena, the Foreign Tobacco and Cacti Prohibition Bill is now re-introduced.

May: Is there any further action on the measure?

Silence.

May: The Senate will proceed. The clerk will call for roll.

AYES: Callahan, de Antunyes, May, Napier, Rutledge, Wright
NAYS: Baruch, Basrid

May: On this vote, the AYES are six and the NAYS are two. The bill is adopted.

May: The Chair now recognizes the senior senator from Kaedrin for the first reading of the Gurbanguly Bill.

GURBANGULY BILL

Callahan: This bill shall establish legislative oversight on the selection of governor-generals and viceroys in the provinces as well as the declaration of the states of emergency as per the d’Alba Act and Emergency Resolution of 1741. I now yield for questions.

May: I recognize myself.

May: To the chair, I rise today in opposition to this bill as it clearly and definitively puts at risk immediate emergency powers from the Crown in times when it is needed most. The Senate cannot always be present with the necessary quorum to oversee the appointment of provisional governments when the vassal states are unstable. Senator Rutledge and myself are the only two senators from the session when the d’Alba Act and the Emergency Powers Resolution was passed.

De Antunyes: Objection.

May: I give way to the honorable gentleman.

De Antunyes: The aforementioned bill does not take away the power of levying states of emergency from the Crown. It merely allows the same power to the Senate. It does not prohibit our Emperor from his right, but if the common instance where he is unavailable, we would be allowed the power to vote on such. I yield.

May: The gentleman yields back. I will continue.

May: I say to my honorable colleagues from Kaedrin- It is not right for a senator from Curon to appoint a governor for the people of Haense!

Wright: Hear, hear!

 

Callahan: To the chair, a response to Sir May.

May: I give way to the honorable gentleman. 

 

Callahan: As the chamber knows, I myself come from a province from the Empire where the governor-generals are chosen by the whim of the Crown. And what did it bring us? Ves, the Golden City… It was once the glorious of cities, where even the beggars danced in golden shoes and truly was a paradise upon us.

Callahan: You call this as taking power, as allowing others to dictate the whims of foreigners, but nay! I say this as a measure to have crucial oversight in the selection and maintenance of provinces which maintain a non-royal government. 

Basrid: Objection!

May: Does the senior senator from Kaedrin yield?

Callahan: I yield.

Basrid: I would have it known that Ves was brought down when the Kaedreni came into power in the province, not after the appointment of the governor-general. I used to be a citizen of Ves until I was run out by the Kaedreni. They ejected me from my home and made me shamefully walk to Helena with all my possessions in tow. One hears stories of the Golden City being the most populated of the provinces, but that changed after the Monarchy came into power.

Callahan: To the chair, if I may respond.

May: Does the gentleman give way?

Basrid: I give way.

Callahan: You speak of the ills of the monarch and I concede, but this act tackles the very evil of such monarchy. Before, there was no method for which a government could be inspected by a legislative body of peers. Why should my province be held ransom by the Crown to whoever he deems fit? Nay, I say for it should fall to a nomination process by an elected body such as ourselves.

Basrid: To the chair, if I may respond.

May: Does the gentleman give way?

Callahan: If you want any progress to be made, we must have legislative oversight. I give way.

Basrid: During Richard de Reden’s appointment as governor, I saw a resurgence of activity within the city, despite it being in a military fashion, they were making a come back. How do you think allowing the Senate will change what the Crown cannot do themselves?

Callahan: To the chair, if I may respond.
May: Without objection.

Basrid: I yield.

Callahan: The tenure of the Count of Reden was resurgent in military affairs, yes, but it slagged behind in all other aspects. Without any civilian base, the province has suffered and villages lay bare, cousin after cousin of mine taken in this dreadful war. I do not believe that the Senate is a perfect solution, however I believe that the very important positions of the viceregal offices should have the same oversight as say, the Minister of War.

Callahan: Also, as my co-sponsor and I believe, it is through the respective legislative members, who are commoners themselves and live amongst the people, and are more involved in the affairs of the provincial state than the Emperor who has an entire empire to handle!

Callahan: Lords may whisper in his ear for one matter when it is not the will of the people it shall affect. Also on the matter of infringement on military command, this does not prohibit the selection of generals and the like, but rather purely the nomination of the viceregal.

Callahan: His Imperial Majesty may still establishment regiments and commands at his leisure. Rather, this puts the most civilian post in the nomination pool as the rest of the Council of State.

Basrid: I have no more questions.

May: Is there any further action on the measure?

Silence.

May: Very well, I shall call the roll.

AYES: Callahan, de Antunyes, Napier
NAYS: Baruch, Basrid, May, Rutledge, Wright

May: On this vote, the AYES are three and the NAYS are five. The bill is not agreed to.

Callahan storms out of the chamber.

May: Is there any further business?

May: If there is no further business, the Chair declares that the Senate stand adjourned.

A gavel concludes the proceedings. 

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IMPERIAL SENATE
8th of Tobias’ Bounty, 1751

 

Subject: Workers’ Rights Bill, Napier-Rutledge Bill

 

Members Present

Senator Cyrus Basrid of Helena

Senator Arthur Callahan of Kaedrin

Senator Duarte de Antunyes of Kaedrin

Sir Terrence May GCM of Haense
Miss Vivaca Rutledge of Curon

 

May: The Senate will be in order. The chair recognizes the junior senator from Kaedrin for the second reading of the Workers’ Rights Bill.

May: On the question of the amendment, I have received notice from the Office of the Vice Chancellor, stated in writing, that the amendment as proferred by the senior senator from Helena is agreed to.

 

 

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AMENDMENT: To remove section II of the Workers’ Rights Bill, entitled ‘Progressive Realization’ from the draft

AYES
Baruch

Basrid

Callahan
Wright
Vice Chancellor*

NAYS
de Antunyes
May
Napier 

Rutledge
 

 

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May: If there is no further action, I will now call the roll.

AYES: Callahan, de Antunyes, May, Rutledge
NAYS: Basrid

May: On this vote, the AYES are four, the NAYS are one, with three members not voting. The bill will proceed to the full quorum for final consideration.

NAPIER-RUTLEDGE BILL

May: The Chair recognizes the senior senator from Kaedrin for the first reading of the Napier-Rutledge Bill.

Callahan: This act shall create the honorary position of Surgeon-Sergeant of the Senate, staffed by a physician accredited according to the Medical Validation Act of 1738 which serves at the discretion of the President Pro Tempore.

De Antunyes: Objection.

Callahan: I yield.

De Antunyes: I commend your strength for coming here so soon after your injury, but this bill is nonsense. It is clear that you are still shocked from the incident. What would we need a doctor here for? We meet a few hours a week. Surely the clinic should be using its learned minds in better ways. I yield.

Callahan: If I may respond to my honorable colleague.

May: Without objection.

Callahan: To respond-The Surgeon-Sergeant of the Senate is not enforced to attend every meeting, nor is it a paid position that takes resources from the state. However, last saint’s month, two senators laid dying by wounds inflicted. While both were saved, if there was a doctor-designate to handle these issues which may arise, we may not have scares.

Callahan: Let us not forget the previous senator Bray, my predecessor.

Basrid: Thomas Bray, slain by Drumm… I seek recognition.

May: The senior senator from Helena.

Basrid: What will the process be for selecting a Surgeon-Sergeant to adequately do their job? Will we have a vote on them or will it be up to the President pro tempore?

Callahan: The position must be an accredited doctor from the Medical Validation Act of 1738. The process of selection, as it stands, remains entirely at the discretion of the President pro tempore.

May: I recognize myself.

May: To the chair, I address my colleagues on the importance of this bill. I have served in the Imperial Senate for fifteen years now and it is vital that we have the support and care for this job is vital in the Empire. In the case of health and issues pertinent to our well-being, the Senate is an instrument of the State which requires more attention that we do our jobs with regard to our welfare. It would also do a great service to Doctor Napier and Rutledge, the latter whose act I voted AYE for in 1738! I yield.

May: If there is no further action on the measure, I will now call the roll.

AYES: Basrid, Callahan, de Antunyes, May, Rutledge

May: On this vote, the AYES are five, the three members not voting. The bill is adopted.

May: If there is no further business, the Chair declares that the Senate stands adjourned.

A gavel dismisses the sitting.