The fight for the Senate and the way the President of the Republic of Poland was elected

It started right after the Bolsheviks' departure. However, the example of many Western democratic countries testified, that the higher chambers cannot stop mature social reforms (although they can delay immature), Not only PPS but also peasant clubs – The latter due to agricultural reform, have declared against this institution. Głąbiński on behalf of the People's Narodicular Union gave up the name of the Senate to put next to the Chamber of Deputies (or the Sejm) Guard of rights with the attribute of improving and referring harmful resolutions to be re -examined. Dubanowicz insisted on the Senate. The thing of course depended on this, what range of power will this chamber receive, Will it be elected and by whom; by generally citizens, by organizations, local governments, partly through the Sejm; or maybe appointed by the president; or composed of vilers (bishops, Rectors etc.). Socialists would adopt a two -handed system, If the second chamber became the Chamber of Labor, representing the fighting proletariat, Then the game for power between the proletariat and the nation would go. On the other hand, the dispute about the Senate was connected with the question of the president's position. Hardly anyone was inclined then – Behind the survey model – grant your head to the right of Veta, or solving the Sejm at your own discretion. He spoke after the Senate (in the mouth of nationalists) this sake, that the counterweight to the Sejm demagogy would be rather a representative body, than aspirant to the role of a dictator. But it was also this personal factor that gave the left to the quiet support of Piłsudski and Piłsudczyzna, which was expressed in the way the president's election was chosen. The survey recommended the American method – by electors; The nationalists wanted to imitate the French pattern, i.e.. Obiór by the National Assembly, tj. Connected legislative chambers; Socialists were behind the electoral system; Liberation incense Piłsudski, It preached a universal choice, tj. plebiscite, i.e.. The former election of ViRiti, Only without a crowd of a crowd under the will. In addition, the position of the Supreme Commander was argued: The right commanded, that the chief must be responsible, So it can't be the president; Liberation and socialists fifted in such an argumentation a malicious game against Piłsudski.

The left was added not only by the Belvedere's position, but also the lack of the vast majority in the Sejm. The language of the weight was MPs from the Constitutional Labor Club, And sometimes also from the bourgeois club. Their non -ideal tactics should be attributed to this, that the constitution will come out of the forge as a compromise creation, and it will be difficult to get it out of it, is it a strong row, or a strong public spirit. On the day 21 October MPs of peasant and workers' parties, After voting in a minority, they arranged a tavern obstruction. The later ministers took part in it, Club leaders, a 11 November [1920 r.] The liberation went even further in contempt for the representation, demanding the dissolution of the constituency. The project returned to the committee several times; all, you can say, Intelligence in the country was after the Senate, universities supported this postulate, except in Warsaw, who was silent. Hart Trąmpczyński caused, that during January the dam was broken, Liberation conclusions were lost, National Workers' Party (About a referendum on the issue of the Senate), socialists and people to exclude this case from the Constitution. The obstruction has yet been repeated 15 mark [1921 r.]. Right, While wanting to set an example of the consent, she gave up the introduction of the introduction to the Senate in front of the Silesian plebiscite and agreed to it, that the Sejm will be able to push its will against the Senate by the majority 11/20, and not 3/5 votes.

Without such intoxication, as in 1791 r., But in a sense of diligently fulfilled duty, MPs followed the Trąmpczyński wire to the cathedral – ask God, to bless their further work.