 Houston stated he had not lobbied the Treasury for the coin , and Perkins , before promising to find out more information , speculated that perhaps it was because the coins were to be issued far from the continental United States . Houston told the committee that the coin was " something that may be kept by those who attend the celebration as a memorial of it and will be available to foreigners who come there , as well as our own people who celebrate the occasion " . Kvale stated he would vote for the bill . Mississippi 's Bill G. Lowrey noted that as he had said before , he would not vote for any coin bill ; Perkins agreed that Lowrey had made his position clear . Perkins issued a report on February 1 , 1928 , recounting the history behind the proposed coin and indicating his committee 's support . 
