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P Oints of P Ersonal P Rivilege of the S Enate of V Irginia Points of Personal Privilege of the Senate of Virginia of the Senate of Privilege of Personal Points Points of Personal Privilege A CCoCollectionllleection ofof EssaysEssays byby VirginiaVVirgginia SenatorsSenators andand PresidingPresiding OfficersOfficers Points of Personal Privilege Points of Personal Privilege A Collection of Essays by Virginia Senators and Presiding Officers Points of Personal Privilege A publication by the Senate Clerk’s Offi ce Susan Clarke Schaar, Clerk Compilation copyright ©2013 by the Virginia Senate Clerk’s Offi ce. All rights reserved. All essays used by permission of the authors. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments .........................................................................................................ix Photo Credits ..................................................................................................................x Foreword .........................................................................................................................xi Recollections on Yesterday’s Senate by Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. .....................................................................................................5 William B. Hopkins, Sr. ................................................................................................7 Hunter B. Andrews ........................................................................................................9 Adelard L. Brault .........................................................................................................13 Willard J. Moody, Sr. ...................................................................................................18 Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. ...................................................................................................23 Elmon T. Gray ..............................................................................................................25 A. Joseph Canada, Jr. ...................................................................................................27 Madison E. Marye .......................................................................................................30 Dudley J. “Buzz” Emick ..............................................................................................32 Wiley F. Mitchell, Jr. ....................................................................................................35 John H. Chichester ......................................................................................................39 Robert L. Calhoun .......................................................................................................42 Joseph B. Benedetti ......................................................................................................45 Malfourd W. “Bo” Trumbo .........................................................................................47 Jane Woods ...................................................................................................................49 Patricia S. Ticer ............................................................................................................51 Refl ections on Today’s Senate by Richard L. Saslaw .........................................................................................................55 Walter A. Stosch ...........................................................................................................58 Henry L. Marsh, III .....................................................................................................60 Th omas K. Norment, Jr. ..............................................................................................63 John S. Edwards ...........................................................................................................66 Mamie E. Locke ...........................................................................................................69 A. Donald McEachin ..................................................................................................72 Bryce E. Reeves ............................................................................................................75 Perspectives from the Dais by L. Douglas Wilder .......................................................................................................81 Donald S. Beyer, Jr. ......................................................................................................83 John H. Hager ..............................................................................................................88 Timothy M. Kaine .......................................................................................................90 William T. Bolling .......................................................................................................92 Th e Virginia Senate (Past and Present) (Committees, Senators, and the Senate Chamber) .............................................98 vii viii Acknowledgments We would like to extend a special thanks to the contributors, the Senators and Lieutenant Governors who have so generously shared their memories and insights of the Senate past and present. Th eir stories will serve as both a legacy and as a source of encouragement and inspiration for future generations of Senators. We would also like to thank the following members of the Senate Clerk’s staff for their individual contributions to the fi nal editing and presentation of this publication. Editor Virginia A. Edwards, Counsel and Assistant Journal Clerk Layout and Design Artist Maryann Horch, Senior Systems Analyst Concept Developer Tara Perkinson, Deputy Clerk Research and Proofi ng John McE. Garrett, Chief Deputy Clerk Trish OBrion, Secretary to the Clerk Garland Gray, Journal Staff Member Sarah Huber, Journal Staff Member Erica Manson, Administrative Support Assistant Stephen Matous, Legislative Information Offi cer and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Patty Nicholas, Journal Staff Member ix Photo Credits Many of the essays include photographs taken of the authors during their service to the Senate and Commonwealth, and which give renewed meaning to the old adage that a picture speaks a thousand words. Many of these pictures came from the image collection of the Offi ce of the Clerk of the Senate. For the remaining, we wish to thank those who provided or assisted in providing these timeless photographs: Th e Library of Virginia for the composite of the former members of the Senate; Senator Robert L. Calhoun for several period photos from his personal collection; Karla W. Boughey, Legislative Assistant to Senator Walter A. Stosch, for several period photographs of the Senate from the 1990s; Janet Muldoon, Legislative Assistant to Senator Richard L. Saslaw, for the lead in photo for the Senator’s essay; Jediah Jones, Legislative Assistant to Senator A. Donald McEachin, for the photograph of the Senator with constituents; Alice Lynch, Executive Director of the Virginia Capitol Foundation for the photos from the Capitol Preview Gala by Karl Steinbrenner; Th e Lieutenant Governor’s Offi ce for the photograph of Lt. Governor Bolling at the podium, taken by Michaele White; Th e family of Senator Elmon T. Gray for the photograph of Senators Byrd and Ames; Th e family of Senator Malfourd W. “Bo” Trumbo, for the photograph of Senators Trumbo and Potts, taken by Bob Brown; Valerie Braxton-Williams, Legislative Assistant to Senator Henry L. Marsh, III, for the photograph of the Senator in the Hill, Tucker and Marsh Law Offi ce; and Th e Richmond Times Dispatch for several candid photos as credited throughout this publication. Captions identifying people and their titles have been provided for most of the photographs appearing in this book. Whenever a title is used in a caption, it refl ects either the title held by the person when the photo was taken or the highest elected offi ce they had attained at the time of the photo. x Foreword Points of Personal Privilege is a collection of essays based on the personal experiences of Virginia’s Senators and Presiding Offi cers serving in a body whose history stretches back to 1776 and the founding of our nation. For persons not familiar with the legislative process, understanding the rules, procedures, customs, and practices can be like navigating a maze while engulfed in a dense fog. One of the main goals of the book’s authors was to demystify the process for not only incoming freshmen Senators but also for the general public who rarely have the opportunity to see fi rst hand the inner workings of the legislature. What makes Points of Personal Privilege unique is the frankness and candor in which these fi rst- person narratives are told that brings forth transparency in government at its best. Th e historic series within the book, entitled “Yesterday’s Senate,” begins with remarks from Senator Byrd to the Virginia Senate in 2002, recounting his fi rst days as a Senator. As the most senior statesman to contribute to this publication, Senator Byrd provides a look back in time to when the Senate was a very diff erent body than it is today. In 1948, the Senate met biennially. Multi-member districts were a part of the election landscape, and Virginia’s population of three million citizens were transitioning into a more industrial economy. Today, the Senate meets every year at the State Capitol, members are elected from single member districts, and Virginia’s eight million citizens live and work in a growing knowledge-based and service economy. Th is transition of Virginia and
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