After being released, HOSHI ran for the 2nd general election of the House of Representatives in 1892, with a campaign pledge that he would become chairman of the House of Representatives, and was elected as a parliament member.
釈放後の明治25年（1892年）には自らの衆議院議長就任を公約として第2回衆議院議員総選挙に出馬、当選。