Mr. DELANO. I want to place before the minds of the House the skeleton of the report of the War Dept. For the arrest of Payne, $10,000; for the arrest of Booth and Herold, $75,000; for the arrest of Atzcrodt, $25,000, and for the arrest of Davis, $100,000. In reference to the arrest of Payne, the committee of Claims have reduced the amount, and given something to these 2 colored women. It is small and not worth quarrcling abouL In reference to the arrest of Atzerodt, the War Dept gives to Artman $1, 200, and divides the rest among the others. The report of the ComClaims gives to Enos 1. Artman, $10,000, to Zachariah W. Gem mill $5,000, and to another man who was not included, I believe, in the report of the War Dept, $3,000. There is the variation in reference to the $25,000. In reference to the $75,000 for the arrest of Booth and Herold, the War Dept proposeto give to Baker $3,000, to Doherty 7, 500, to coner $4,000, and to another man by the name 0 Baker $4,000. The ComClaims end here isa material changereported $17, 500 for Baker, $17, 500 for on ger, and $5,000 for the other Baker. The report that has been submitted I do not concur in. It so ha pened that the member of the Committee of, Claims having charge of this report was not able until the last of the session to make his report, and I signed the report agreeing that it should be made, but I stated in writiu that I did not concur in all of the views. evertheless, had I not been a preheusive that the effort to give these peo p c this sum might have defeated the just and meritorious claim of Conger I should have offered my amendment. I want to say that Conger was the brains and mostlythe courage that brought to a successful issue the efforts to arrest Booth and Herold. It was through his Sagacity that they 1st found the track that enabled them to follow up both to their destination. The at there at 2 o'clock at night. The callyednpon the man in whose tobacco house these men were secreted. Conger demanded to know where Booth was. He was told that he was not there. He said instantly, “ Boys, give me a rope; I will hang this man.” Teman’s son, fearing the execution of the threat, stated where Booth and Her old were. He then told his men to surround the barn. They were reluctant to do so in the moonlight. But he laid rails and caused them to stand there while he fired the building with his own hand. Thus by his skill and courage the arrest was made. Now, if the report of the War dept is adopted. Conger is not rewarded. say therefore, distinctly, I hope it will not he adopted. I hope this objection to Baker’s claim will not cause the adoption of the War Dept report, but that if the House 'is not willing to take the report of the ComClaims. it will adopt my substitute, and do something like justice to a man who for 4 years has been not only a brave soldier, but has suffered himself to be cut and licwed to pieces in the de fcnse of his country. I propose to give Baker just what the War Dept proposed to Ms. E