376YE Winter Solstice Senate sessions
Imperial treasury during this season announced by the Civil Service at 200 Thrones.
Various announcements and statements were also made during the course of the sessions which are not recorded here.
The roll of Senators serving during this season can be found here.
The outcomes of these motions will be recorded here as soon as they are known.
Saturday, Afternoon session
Motion: Raise a second Urizen army
Proposed by Morrow, seconded by Bastion
Defeated in principle
Motion: Build a new Imperial shipyard in Madruga
Proposed by Sarvos, seconded by Madruga
Passed at 30 Thrones with 4 votes against, money distributed to Sarvos
Saturday, Late session
Motion: Defensive improvements required for towns in the League, Marches and Highguard
Proposed by Mitwold, seconded by Temeschwar
Passed at 60 Thrones with 13 votes against, money distributed to Mitwold
Advised by the Civil Service to require 40 wains of white granite.
Motion: Requiring an Orc observer for the Senate to be elected and given the right to speak on the Senate floor, though no direct vote or motion raising powers
Proposed by Astalot, seconded by Semmerholm
Passed with 3 votes against and awaiting Constitutional Court opinion and Imperial Assent
While this was deemed a constitutional issue, the precise outcome of the constitutional court review has not been produced.
Sunday. Afternoon session
Motion: Additional militia forces for Brass Coast, Varushka, Urizen
Proposed by Karov, seconded by Zenith
Defeated with 18 votes against
Motion: First captured virgin territory to be given as homeland to the Orcs granting them a Senate seat and encouraging all Senators to expedite this
Proposed by Bregasland, seconded by Therunin
Passed with 10 votes against
Sunday, Late session
Motion: To remove the aura of Vigilance from the Senate and to make it illegal for an aura to be emplaced on the Senate building without prior explicit permission from the Senate
Proposed by Zenith, seconded by Hercynia
Passed unanimously
Motion: Arrangements for the effects, body and goods of the late Empress Britta to be laid to rest in Necropolis (effects) and the Kallevesi marshes (remains) and for appropriate monuments to be erected in both locations
Proposed by Necropolis, seconded by Semmersuaq
Passed at 7 Thrones with 12 votes against, money distributed to Necropolis
Motion: Expansion of port and town in Semmerholm and raising of local militia
Proposed by Weirwater, seconded by Astalot
Defeated in principle with 20 votes against
Proposed by Therunin, seconded by Tassato
Passed unanimously, awaiting Constitutional Court opinion and Imperial Assent
Deemed a constitutional issue
Monday session
Motion: Return all Imperial armies to full strength with reinforcement to be directed by Military Council
Proposed by Hahnmark, seconded by Bregasland
Passed unanimously
Motion: Senate to fund an Imperial banner for the Military Command on the field
Proposed by Casinea, seconded by Morrow
Passed with 1 vote against, funds provided by Senator for Hercynia
Motion: Any excess Senate budget at the end of a festival be divided equally between the Military Council and the Conclave for the betterment of the Empire
Proposed by Volodmart, seconded by Redoubt
Passed with 10 votes against
Motion: In the event that Volodmart’s motion is passed, the Conclave and Military Council be obliged to publicly account for the use of said funds
Proposed by Redoubt, seconded by Kahraman
Passed unanimously
Motion: That the Senate appoint a subcommittee to establish the feasibility and process to establish an Imperial Bank
Proposed by Feroz, seconded by Upwold
Defeated with 24 votes against
Motion: In light of the motion raised yesterday awaiting Imperial assent, that the Orc nation, guided by its Egregore, in preparation for that assumed assent, elect by whatever means they deem appropriate the nominated Senate Observer. The Senate further moves that once elected, that representative be summoned as expert witness to the next available Senate sitting to testify definitively as to the location desired for an Orc homeland
Proposed by Upwold, seconded by Feroz
Passed with 5 votes against
Motion: To improve the output of the Imperial Ilium mines.
Proposed by Semmersuaq, seconded by Mitwold
Defeated in principle with 27 votes against
Motion: To ratify the Imperial Seal on a warrant bearing Empress Britta’s signature and to pass that Warrant into law
Proposed by Madruga, seconded by Kallavesa
Passed unanimously
Motion: To raise a new army to muster in Anvil under a Highguard general
Raised by Hercynia, seconded by Necropolis
Passed at 120 Thrones with 9 votes against, money distributed to Necropolis
Advised by the Civil Service to require 150 wains of Mithril.
Other Business
Funds to be disbursed to Imperial Conclave and Military Council (as per this motion): 14 Thrones and 4 Crowns.