Several district attorneys have since begun investigations into payroll abuses, focusing so far on the Senate's Democratic minority.

The ethics bill voted today does not address recent payroll abuses laid in particular to the Senate Democrats, headed by State Senator Manfred Ohrenstein of Manhattan.

The issue also might be added to the agenda of a blue-ribbon commission examining legislative payroll abuses.

Mr. Ohrenstein, along with two other Democratic Senators, is under indictment for possible payroll abuses.

LEAD: New Albany Indictments A State Senator from Rochester and a former Senator from Brooklyn have been indicted in connection with legislative payroll abuse.

Judge and jury will determine the fate of State Senator Ohrenstein and the others indicted for payroll abuses.

In general, the mood all along among lawmakers has been against a special session, in part because they fear reconvening in Albany will only renew attention to investigations of legislators for possible payroll abuses.

The Legislature in recent weeks has come under investigation by a half dozen district attorneys for possible payroll abuses.

Last spring, when news reports first said his office was under investigation, Mr. Ohrenstein belittled allegations of legislative payroll abuse by saying that campaign work by employees was common in Albany.

The Senator and two other politicians had voluntarily surrendered to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau after being indicted for conspiracy, grand larceny and legislative payroll abuse.