By Senator Yutzy:
Q. You claim that they have the power to compel the Governor to furnish troops?
A. Who?
Q. The sheriff or the railroad company?
A. I say it is a power entrusted to him, that Mr. Scott can call on the Governor of the State and furnish transportation, after the sheriff only says so, because the sheriff must conform with the law.
Q. Is that dangerous that he has that right?
A. It is dangerous that any man has a right to … with a thousand armed troops.
Q. It is dangerous for anyone to have that power?
A. The Governor or any other man. The bill reads: It says that the military shall be subordinate to the civil authorities. It means that the civil power are paramount, and the military should never be called in except to kill—they are not to be degraded into police.
Q. I want to know whether you wish to convey the idea that the railroad company or the sheriff has the power to call out the military, or that he can only make a request, and the Governor has the power?