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2 Las Vegas Review-Journal Thursday, March 6,1947 Lawmakers Expected I n Las Vegas Today Will Inspect Basic Project, Boulder Dam; Delay in Session Seen as Result of Junket By Robert bennyhoff CARSON CITY, Match 6 (UP)—A large number of the members of the Nevada legislature were enroute to Las Vegas this afternoon at the invitation of the southern Nevada city’s chamber of commerce to inspect Basic Magnesium Inc. facilities. ?) id Only brief sessions were held by the two houses of the legislature this morning. Both adjourned after a few minutes of discussions until Monday. Meanwhile, many legislators criciiized the Las Vegas' invitation for coming so late in the session. They pointed out that although the senate is up to date on pending legislation, the assembly' is not. One senator said "this trip practically insures at least IQ days extra session beyond the 60-day constitutional limit." The lawmakers will inspect Boulder dam and BMI facilities at Henderson. Bills are now pending in the legislature calling for construction of a state-owned generator at Boulder dam and purchase or lease by the state of BMPs vast plant facilities. Following a joint meeting of the assembly ways and means and senate finance committees: with a Reno businessmen’s group, the legislators, indicated “we’ll do what we can” towards appropriating more than $400,000 more for support of the University of^Nevada than the school was given1 by the 1945 legislature. The assembly passed the 2- ceni cigarette tax levy by a 33-5 vole after^ a healed debate on the merits of a sales tax. Two measures calling for levy-; ing of a state sales tax are now1 being drafted,-one in the senate! and one in the assembly. The lower house, defeated the so-called full crew train law which would have required addition of a flagman to crews operating single or light engines on the state's railroads. Vole on the bill was 22-14. The occupational disease and industrial insurance measures, already passed by the senate, were approved speedily and unanimously by the assembly and sent to the governor. He was expected to sign both bills.