He asked Congress to create a commission authorized to ascertain by researches the true boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana.

他要求国会设立一个委员会，授权其通过研究确定委内瑞拉和英属圭亚那之间的真正边界。

For some time it had been watching a dispute between England and Venezuela over the western boundary of British Guiana and, on an appeal from Venezuela, it had taken a lively interest in the contest.

一段时间以来，它一直关注着英国和委内瑞拉之间关于英属圭亚那西部边界的争端，在委内瑞拉的呼吁下，它对这场竞赛产生了浓厚的兴趣。