Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-27
MINIS RETAINS HIS PENSION
Lincoln Veteran Vas About 10 Be Dropped
Becauss Of TeshHieality.
RECORD SHOWS sUT ONE DAYS SERVICE
IIInesa Contracted while Member Of
Special ReGiment aad Pension
Had Been on Roll for
Forfy-Four Years.
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NEEDm a ElAH IfQIIShL-l
WARRINGTON. May 2s-Ispecial)-
decision has been made in the case %
Frederic o. Minis at the pension bureau.
whereby that old soldier VIII not have his
name dropped from the pension roll The
case is one Of unusual interest. because
OF its unique features. Mr.. Minis. whose
home is in Lincoln. received notice from
the pension commissioner on April 30 70
the effect that II certain evidence was not
furnished BY him within thirty days from
that date his pension would be stopped.
As Mr. Minis had been drawing a pension.
the original payment IN which dated back
as far as January. 1sss. the notice was
very startling 10 him. and he at once
called Senator Burkstt's attention 70 the
case. The evidence required referred to
Mr.. Minis service, the pension Office say
ing that the record did not show that h
had performed the ninety days military
duty required by the pension law.
An examination Of the records Of the
adjutant generals once showed that Mr.
Minis enlisted and was enrolled for service
September II. 1851. in a company known as
the Regiment Of Mechanic FNlsIleers. Ac-
cording to the records N the auditors
office, Mr.. Minis drew pay as a soldier n
the civil war for four months and four
days. but the technical record IN the nili-
tary secretary's Office showed a service
Of only one day. This record appeared
because the regiment in Which Mr Minis
was enrolled was organized for special
work in connection with the engineer corps
Of the army. Afterwards II was found that
they could not be used n this way and
following a service OF over four months the
entire regiment was mustered in as the
Fifty-sixth Illinois volunteer infantry and
mustered out on the same day. II was on
this record OF mastering in and out, made
in January, 1ss2, that the pension commits
sioner proposed TO discontinue the payment
Of Mr.. Minis pension.
what the Record shows.
An examination OF the evidence upon
which Mr.. Minis original claim was al
lowed showed that no question was then
raised as TO his service, and he has con
tinued 10 draw his pension because OF Ill
ness Incurred during the time he was an
eamped with the regiment Of F1lsiieerH. The
question arose at this time because Of a
decision made a short time ago upon the
case Of another member Of this same reEi-
msnt Of Flsileers. who failed To file the
proper evidence OF the required service
ne tecnnicai record from the military sec
retarys ofice was examined by the pan
SION officials. and, as it shoEed a service
Of but one day for members OF this regi-
ment- shadow was east upon the right
70 pension ot every member OF the regiment
and every member drawing pension Eas
served with notice that his pension would
be discontinued II evidence OF ninety DAYS
service was not produced
Following the protest Of Senator Burkett
against the discontinuance Of Mr. Minis
pension, the commissioner made a thorough
study. Of the case To drop the name from
the rolls meant an admission that for forty
years and more a pension had been paid
without authority Of Law. To retain II
after the notice filed was a little en-
barrassing, but the pension once decided
upon the latter, saying that as Mr. Niml
was held TO service after his enrolment
and contracted disability while under mill.
tary supervision. he has title TO pension for
the disability incurred under the aforesaid
circumstances. and for this reason his
name will not be dropped from the pension
rolls"