As a result, the Railroad Construction Law was modified to give room to promotion of private railways, and being furious with this, INOUE resigned from the position of the Minister of Railways in 1893.
その結果、鉄道敷設法は民営鉄道促進の余地を広げるものとして修正され、憤った井上は1893年に鉄道庁長官を退官した。