In 1903, he was elected as the tenth chairman of the House of Representatives, but in the nineteenth opening ceremony of the House in December, he, from his position as hard-liners, read impeachment of Taro KATSURA Cabinet in Hotobun (response speech) to the imperial rescript (Hotobun Incident).
明治36年（1903年）、第10代衆議院議長に選ばれたが、12月第19議会開院式で、対露強硬派の立場から勅語奉答文で、桂太郎内閣弾劾を朗読した。