In 1879, he submitted his resignation to the Chamber of Elders and worked on alternate days basis; however, he quit his post because government officials were prohibited to make a speech on politics in August.
1879年、元老院に辞職を申し出て雇い名義で隔日出仕するが8月に官吏の政談演説が禁止されたので雇いも辞職。