Complex sentence: In the Conservative cabinet of 1895-1900 he was President of the Local Government Board, and was responsible for the Agricultural Rates Act 1896; but he was not included in the ministry after its reconstruction in 1900.
Split into simpler sentences: In the Conservative cabinet of 1895 to 1900 he was President of the Local Government Board, and was responsible for the Agricultural Rates Act 1896. However, he was not included in the ministry after its reconstruction in 1900.