The club had originally been a social group consisting of either councilors of imperial nomination or councilors in the top tax bracket who support the second Saionji Cabinet of Rikken seiyukai, and then the club was officially launched as a negotiating body within the House on December 24, 1912 when they went through the official procedure.
元は立憲政友会の第2次西園寺内閣を支持する勅選議員や多額納税議員の親睦団体であったが、1912年12月24日に院内交渉団体として届出を行って正式に発足した。