I suppose that Mrs. Schmitt has written you about the 
difficxilties we had with our man Mr. Hennessey a couple of days after 
you left. Mr. Bryant said he told her about the matter. Much to our 
surprise (and horror), he was not only reinstated for the remainder of 
his three-months appointment, but Dr. Wetmore is to make a decision 
tomorrow as to whether he shall remain on after the first of July and 
finish cleaning the stack. Dr. W. said he is very anxious to have that 
job finished. Ill Mr. Bryant said, ”0h, well, there is no backbone 
in this place, after all.** 
The economy bill went back to the House a few days ago and 
they voted the furlough. They put back into it the provision that 
superannuated employees should be retired immediately, and that husband 
or wife should be the first to be dismissed where both are employed 
by the Government. They also added the provision that any funds thus 
saved (through furloughs, dismissals, etc.) on salaiies may not be spent 
for anything else, but must be returned to the Treasury. The bill is 
up before the Senate today and they are objecting to everything but the 
furlough. 
I tn enclosing a postcard which came a few days ago. 
I am afraid that there has been a general let-down in the 
morale of the staff since you left. We had the trouble with Hennessey 
the first thing, and today is the second day in the last two weeks 
that Probey has failed to turn up and has not phon^us. I refrain from 
speaking of the regular members of the staff! I*ve been too busy with 
your bibliography and the report to think of anything else, but I can 
tell right now that after newt week my morale is going down, down, down. 
The bank outside our window is growing jaigher and higher. 
They took up the old roadway and the filling extends to the edge of 
the old bank. 
Sincerely, 
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