Grover Cleveland actually said...

"Another difficulty in the case is found in the fact that when the soldier was injured he was clearly not engaged in any military duty nor was his injury in any degree attributable to military service."

"This increased disability appears plainly to be the result of the strain or injury to the knee, and in no way connected with the bite for which he was pensioned."

"an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the Capitol"

"This, upon all the facts, does not appear to be a proper case for allowing a pension for an injury suffered in the line of military duty."