Evening journal., 1897-08-09
compelled to resign, being succeeded by
Senior Sagasta.
Elected President of Chamber

compelled to resign, being succeeded by
Senior Sagasta.
Elected President of Chamber.
The same day he was elected presi-
dent Of the chamber by 222 votes against
112 cast for Senior Romero Robledo and
he signalized his entrance upon his
new functions by a funeral eulogy of
King Alfonso XII. who had died the
previous day. In 1890 another reversal
brought him back into power, and on
July he took the presidency Of Con-
seryative cabinet. replacing the Liberal
ministry of Sagasta. Two years later
the pendulum swung to the opposite ex-
treme, and the Liberals, under Senor
Sagasta, won the general elections and
retained power until 1895. when dis
agreements in the Sagasta cabinet led
the queen regent to summon Canovas
again to the premiership.
Canovas came last into power on
Feb. Z. 1895. A number Of officers had
broken into and pillaged the Offices of
various newspapers which had made In
situations against the conduct of Off
GERS engaged in suppressing the Gu
ban revolt. The war minister seemed
TO support the officers, where's the pre-
mier, Senor Sagasta, ordered the Jour
nalists to be protected. This led to the
retirement Of the ministry. Marshal
Campos was temporarily made captain
general of Madrid, and the greatest ex-
citement prevailed. Finally Senior Ca
novas formed ministry, although he
lacked the support of a section of the
Conservative party
The government was defeated Oh a
vote of censure on June 3. 1895. but did
| ~ootr,, crappro1 elections Of
April. 1896. returned an overwhelming
majority to the cortes in favor Of the
policy OF the Canovas cabinet though
the Opposition charged that the minis
terialists carried many of the election
districts by gross fraud. On June last
Senior Canovas rendered the resignation
OF the cabinet. owing to the difficulty
ministers experienced in carrying on
the government in view of the parlia-
mentary situation. caused by the re-
fusal of the Liberals to take part in the
deliberations of the cortes.
This attitude of the Liberals was due
to a personal encounter between the
Duke Of Tetuan, minister of foreign af-
fairs. and Professor Comas, a distin-
guished Liberal senator. on May 2l
when the duke slapped the face of the
professor after a heated debate on the
| Morgan belligerency resolution adopted
by the United States senate. After foul
days Of conferences with the leaders o
all political parties the queen regen
requested him TO withdraw the resigna
tion Of the cabinet, and he did SC, beini
confirmed by the crown in his ministe
, rial powers, with the personnel and pol
Icy of the cabinet unchanged.
r Author of Political Works.
Senior Canovas was the author Of nu
t merous works on moral and politica
E science and of a History Of the Hous
E Of Austria" which is in high repute
5 and a History Of the Decline Of Spaii
From the Accession Of Philip III to tn
Death Of Charles H. which ranks ia
r vorably among works of its class fror
e Spanish writer's. Under the title Of "H
] Solitario" he published a monograp
= dedicated to one of his uncles, Este
n banes Calderon. OF his literary studie
- the one of most general interest is
j volume on the contemporary SPANS
s theater. which appeared in 1886.
= In 1875 he received the insignia of tn
v Order of the Red Eagle from the en-
peror of Germany, the grand cross
8 the Order of the Tower and Sword frol
$ the king of Portugal and the golde
Y fleece from the king of Spain.