Grover Cleveland actually said...

I therefore beg the Congress to give the subject immediate attention.

These provisions do not seem to be in harmony with prior laws by which, under certain conditions, arid lands may be conveyed to States for t...

I think the expediency and propriety of disposing of these lands for the purposes specified should in each case be determined by the Secreta...

The grants may be demanded not only for the storage of water for irrigating purposes, but for 'mining and other useful purposes.'