Sen.Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, right, stands in the rear of the Senate chamber at the state Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March 4, 2014, after a commending resolution was presented to the family of the late Harry F. Byrd, Jr., a former member of the body and U.S. Senator. Most of Marsh's colleagues in the Senate Black Caucus, along with openly gay Senator Adam P. Ebbin, D-Alexandria, left the chamber during the presentation. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown)